Italy Rome and the Vatican ROME The

Italy Rome and the Vatican

ROME The Italian capital is the largest tourist attraction not only the Apennine peninsula, but also across Europe. History of the founding of Rome, telling the brothers Romulus and Remus, nurtured by a wolf and founded the city in 753 BC on the Palatine Hill, known to all. Known even to the city's foundation day - April 21.

Great architecture in Rome The city is situated on seven hills. According to legend, their unique location and a special focus on the star directly affected the passions that raged in Rome all 27 centuries of its existence

COLISEUM - the most recognizable monument in the world. Construction of the Colosseum began in 72 AD Vaspasianom emperor and ended in just 8 years. Construction of an amphitheater carried captive Jews. His real name, "Flavian Amphitheatre" and Colosseum (Kolosseum) - a name that gave a grand structure the Roman people. Few people know that the amphitheater has been the scene not only for the bloody gladiator fights, but also for naval battles.

RUINS Roman Forum, bringing together an ensemble of 22 monuments. The forum was witnessing the rise and fall of empires that existed here once. Its ruins tell how developed the art, history, religion and culture of mankind.

Fountain Trevi Rome - a city of fountains, which are an essential attribute of almost every Roman area, saving the city from the stifling summer heat. Beautiful of them - the Trevi Fountain, a masterpiece of Baroque. The fountain in 1762 by architect Nicola Salvi project Alberti and Bernini. It serves a large palace facade. Lots of beautiful bas-reliefs and statues adorn it. Fountain is famous not only for its delicious water, but also because it gives a significant boost to the city budget in the form of coins, daily recovered from the bottom of the fountain.

AREA OF SPAIN Youth center of Rome can be called beautiful area of Spain with elegant staircase, which organizes exhibitions of spring azaleas. Trinita dei Monti church towering over the area, was built in 1495 at the expense of the French Government. It serves French Catholics living in Rome.

Arch of Constantine (315 AD).

MASK "Mouth of Truth“ Mask "Mouth of Truth", located in the portico of the church of St. Maria in Kosmedin. Folk giving states that the mouth of the mask must link up forever, if you put them in your hand man will lie in any oath or promise.

PANTHEON The most perfect of all classical monuments preserved in the Italian capital, is considered the Pantheon. Between the second and third chapels is burial, in which lie the remains of Raphael. The inscription on his tombstone reads: "Here lies one Rafael, who competed with the great Mother Nature. She feared that in his work he will surpass even her, and that she will wither when he's gone. "

RAPHAEL Raffaello Sanzio (1483 -1520), Italian painter and architect, one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance. Works by Raphael are soft and rounded shapes of color harmony and balance of the composition.

Sistine Madonna. Raphael

Madonna with the child. Raphael

VATICAN St. Peter's Square. Pope John Paul II Starting the papal state was laid in the 8 th century. , When King Pepin gave the pope region. The country's name comes from the name of the hill Monte Vaticano, which in the early medieval period was built the palace that became the end of the 14 th century. permanent residence of the head of the Catholic Church. In 1870, the Vatican joined the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1929 again became a sovereign state.

St. Peter's Square Vatican separated from the rest of Rome wall and the colonnade of St. Peter's. It takes only 44 hectares and has less than a thousand inhabitants. However, the Vatican has its own coat of arms and flag, he minted its own coins, having circulated throughout Italy.

FOUNTAIN St. Peter's Square

St. Peter's Basilica was built in the XV-XVII centuries on the site of an ancient basilica IV century AD Its construction was attended by Bramante, Michelangelo, Bernini. Update Papal Palace facade was completed by Raphael in 1519.

Interior decoration of the Basilica

Sistine Chapel To the north of the basilica is the famous Sistine Chapel, which serves as the chapel of the papal palace. Chapel built in 1475 -1483 during the years of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere. The first Mass was held in her August 9, 1483.

In the creation of the Sistine Chapel attended by many great creators of the time

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Worldwide fame Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo brought to the ceiling and the roof above the altar of the chapel. In 1508, Pope Julius II della Rovere ordered Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the chapel. Work lasted for about four years - from 1508 to 1512: so there were famous scenes of Creation.

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475– 1564), Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. During the life of Michelangelo his works were considered the highest achievements of Renaissance art.

the Pieta Vatican. St. Peter's

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