The beauty of the Eternal City - a thread 🧵
1. Colosseum at sunset
1. Colosseum at sunset
2. The Trevi Fountain
Crafted by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and brought to life by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762, this 18th-century masterpiece is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
Crafted by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and brought to life by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762, this 18th-century masterpiece is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
3. The Pantheon, one of the best-preserved Ancient Roman buildings in the world.
4. The Trident
Via del Babuino, Via del Corso and Via di Ripetta as seen from Piazza del Popolo.
Via del Babuino, Via del Corso and Via di Ripetta as seen from Piazza del Popolo.
5. Inside Borghese Gallery
6. Piazza Navona at night
Originally built as the Stadium of Domitian in ancient Rome, this majestic square evolved over time, transitioning from the "Circus Agonalis" to its current name, Piazza Navona.
Originally built as the Stadium of Domitian in ancient Rome, this majestic square evolved over time, transitioning from the "Circus Agonalis" to its current name, Piazza Navona.
7. Inside the Pantheon
8. Winter in Rome
9. Quartiere Coppedè, Rome's fairytale district
10. Sunset in Castel Sant'Angelo
11. Starling murmuration in Rome
12. Inside Colonna Gallery, one of the largest private art collection in Rome commissioned in the mid 1600s by Cardinal Girolamo I Colonna.
13. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
"From the dome of St. Peter’s one can see every notable object in Rome… He can see a panorama that is varied, extensive, beautiful to the eye, and more illustrious in history than any other in Europe." Mark Twain
"From the dome of St. Peter’s one can see every notable object in Rome… He can see a panorama that is varied, extensive, beautiful to the eye, and more illustrious in history than any other in Europe." Mark Twain
14. The majestic Mausoleum of Hadrian, also known as Castel Sant'Angelo, was once the tallest structure in Rome.
15. Inside the Colosseum
16. The Vittoriano, or Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy.
17. The Roman Forum, known as Forum Romanum in Latin, was the epicenter of cultural and political life in ancient Rome, hosting a myriad of significant events.
18. Inside Doria Pamphilj Gallery
19. Apollo and Daphne, Galleria Borghese
20. Stunning 3D reconstruction of the Colosseum
"As long as the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, the whole world will fall." -Venerable Bede
"As long as the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, the whole world will fall." -Venerable Bede
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21. Spectacular sunset in Rome
22. Heaven in the mirror
The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius with the incredible ceiling painted by Andrea Pozzo.
The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius with the incredible ceiling painted by Andrea Pozzo.
23. The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica seen through the keyhole on the door of the Priory of the Knights of Malta.
24. An aerial view of the Trevi fountain
25. Inside the Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums
26. Constructed in 113 AD, the Trajan’s Column is renowned for its spiral bas relief, which depicts the wars between the Romans and Dacians.
27. Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps link Piazza di Spagna & Piazza Trinità dei Monti: this monumental stairway of 135 steps, designed by the architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi, connects the Bourbon kings' church atop & the Spanish Embassy below.
The Spanish Steps link Piazza di Spagna & Piazza Trinità dei Monti: this monumental stairway of 135 steps, designed by the architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi, connects the Bourbon kings' church atop & the Spanish Embassy below.
28. Christmas lights in Rome
29. Villa Borghese
The Temple of Aesculapius was built in the Ionic style in 1785-1792 by Antonio and Mario Asprucci, possibly to commemorate a lost ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island.
The Temple of Aesculapius was built in the Ionic style in 1785-1792 by Antonio and Mario Asprucci, possibly to commemorate a lost ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island.
30. Inside the Sistine Chapel
"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving." Johann Wolfgang Goethe
"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving." Johann Wolfgang Goethe
«Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.»
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