Tag Archive | "Monuments"
Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Palazzo delle Esposizioni as the name suggests is an exhibition hall but yet so much more. Providing the city of Rome with the largest exhibition space -10,000 square meters, it hosts temporary art exhibitions from a wide variety of artists and artistic genres. The building itself is found on the famous shop-lined Via Nazionale, and [...]
Continue reading...Opera Theatre
Monday, March 16, 2009
Although Rome is not a city associated with famous operas and opera houses like Milan or Venice, there is a flourishing and critically-acclaimed movement taking place within the city. The best place to see this taking place is in the revered Teatro dell’Opera formally called Teatro Costanzi. The theatre, originally opened in November 1880, has [...]
Continue reading...The Roman Forum
Friday, November 28, 2008
The Roman Forum, the most important archaeological area in Rome, extends from the Capitol Hill to the Palatine. As far back as the 7th century [...]
Continue reading...Colosseum
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Perhaps no other monument is a truer symbol of the majesty and grandeur of Rome like that of the Colosseum. This icon like the city itself has endured the destructive forces of mother nature and man, but remains a resilient testimony of Roman engineering and architecture. The Colosseum christened ‘Flavian Ampitheatre’ - the [...]
Continue reading...Trevi Fountain
Thursday, November 27, 2008
1762 marked the year of completion of the most famous fountain in Rome and one of the most celebrated in the world. The Trevi Fountain, one of the jewels of the Baroque era was actually built to herald the arrival of water from the “Acqua Virgo” acqueduct. In true Baroque Italian style, Pope Urban VIII [...]
Continue reading...Castel St. Angelo
Monday, November 3, 2008
Castel St. Angelo silently observes you as you cross one of the many bridges of Lungotevere. Its imposing facade is in total juxtoposition to the welcoming arms of St. Peter’s Basilica. Its somber brown walls speak of a history which was anything less than joyful, at best, modestly pleasant. CASTEL (not castle) St. [...]
Continue reading...The Spanish Steps
Thursday, October 30, 2008
You may ask yourself what is the allure of the 138 steps which functionally link the Spanish Embassy below with the Trinita dei Monti above? Maybe it is because these steps proclaimed as “ without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in all Europe”, are simply beautiful and can also serve as the perfect [...]
Continue reading...The Pantheon
Thursday, October 30, 2008
St. Mary of the Martyrs might seem like another church amongst the hundreds in Rome. However this church has been described as a tomb for the illustrious dead, best preserved Roman building, mathematical wonder, celebrated temple for gods. If you still haven’t guessed, this is none other than the Pantheon. Smaller and more modest than its [...]
Continue reading...Piazza del Popolo
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Slip under the great Porta del Popolo from its entrance from Via Flaminia and you will immediately be amazed by the sheer immensity of this square. Ignore the dozens of illegal vendors tempting you with flowers or souvenirs, and march triumphantly to the centre of the square which unapologetically displays an Egyptian obelisk of Rameses [...]
Continue reading...The Vittoriano
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
‘Typewriter’, ‘Wedding Cake’, ‘Zuppa Inglese’ are all names devotedly, or in many cases disparagingly used, to describe the monument honoring the first king of unified Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. This monument, ostentatiously displays itself for all of Rome to see, between Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. With nothing subtle in the design or construction [...]
Continue reading...Campidoglio
Monday, October 6, 2008
The word is actually a Roman dialect corruption of the original word ‘Capitolino’. If the word still does not ring a bell in your mind, perhaps the ‘Capitoline Hill’ might. Capitoline Hill is one of the original seven hills of Rome and is more famous because of its piazza and surrounding buildings. The history of [...]
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Monday, March 16, 2009
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