When In
Rome
Rome is a treasure trove of monuments and architecture with
so much to take in and so many phenomenal views to gaze at while wandering
through the city. While roaming through the ancient ruins, it’s incredible to
imagine that this city was once at the centre of an enormous and highly
cultured empire. With some of the most well-known and beautiful building
constructions in the world – not forgetting the art, food, history and most of
all, the culture – there is no doubt
that Rome will highly impress.
In the centre of Rome and at the end of the Aqua Virgo is
where you’ll find the Fontana de Trevi, or in English, the Trevi Fountain. As
Rudolph Wittkower once said, the historical monument was “late baroque classicism”,
starring the stunning sculpture taking the spotlight and standing proud at the
centre in the fountains façade, is the almighty sea God, Neptune, being pulled
in a shell shaped chariot by two sea horses representing the changing nature of
the sea as one shows the calmness while the other is showing fury. As well as
Neptune, there are statues symbolising Abundance (on the left) and Salubrity
(on the right), there is also Agrippa, the general who built the astounding
aqueduct. No trip to Rome would be complete without tossing a coin over your
shoulder; it’s said that this will bring good luck and a return to Rome. Visiting
the fascinating landmark may just bring that magic to your trip.
Not only does the Italian Capital have the Trevi Fountain to
offer, but other astonishing buildings that are a must see when in Rome, such
as the colosseum, Castel Sant’ and what I think is the most impressive of
Rome’s surviving buildings, the Pantheon, dating back to over 2000 years ago
and sits in Piazza della Rotonda. Taking a stroll around the inside, it’s
difficult to take your eyes off of the beautiful interior and structure of the
dome making it hard to believe how long ago it was actually built. Still lined
with the original Roman bronze, it creates the main source of light for the
whole building adding amazement to the whole building as the earth turns and
the light flows around the whole of the interior giving awareness of the
magnificence and splendour of the entire architecture.
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