what my dad said for the stuff in rome...
below is what my sweetheart daddy mailed me reagarding my rome trip... thot u fellas can learn a lil more since i cant remember all the history n what not...u might wanna refer to the previous entries i did on my rome trip...
Hello Xing Pek Pek,
Some additional info re your pics of Rome....
1. Trevi Fountain (pic # 1 and # 2). This is so called after the term ' trivio ' or cross-roads or exactly the place where 3 roads intersect. This was built during the time of Pope Clement XII and completed in 1762. The centre figure is a mythical figure of Ocean on a chariot driven by two marine horses. The building behind is a palace.
2. Roman Forum (pic # 3 and # 4). This is actually the monument to Victor Emmanuel II. Pic # 4 looks like the side view of Victor Emmanuel II monument.
3. Vatican. The present basilica is actually the 3rd church built on top of two others. The first and earliest one, which mummy and I went down with Fr Arro, has walkways that are so close together that they are about 3-4m apart. That is the ancient Roman design. It is actually a security measure. The inhabitants can use their spears to poke at the enemies from both sides of the passageway. The entrance to this, if I remember correctly, is behind St Peter's Chair.
4. St Peter's Chair. This is a masterpiece from Bernini.
5. Mosaic art. This is one of the main attractions in the Vatican. A lot of the 'paintings' were made from small colourful mosaic chips.
6. Dead pope. This guy is Pope Innocence XI.
7. Pieta. This creation of Michelangelo was almost damaged by some @#$%!&%$ mad guy! Understand he threw a hammer at it. This was in the mid '80s I believe. When we were there in 1987, it was protected (shielded) by a bulletproof glass. Mikey's (he and I are on first name basis!) style of sculpture was always to start from a lump of marble. He visualise the figures 'bursting' out of the marble block. Then he would sculpture it. If you go to Florence, there is a museum where it shows the uncompleted works of Mikey. You can see how he crafted his works. Some pieces you can see had an arm sticking out of the marble etc..
How's that for memory ??!!! Not bad for an oldie yahh.....???
take care,
Xing Pa Pa
Hello Xing Pek Pek,
Some additional info re your pics of Rome....
1. Trevi Fountain (pic # 1 and # 2). This is so called after the term ' trivio ' or cross-roads or exactly the place where 3 roads intersect. This was built during the time of Pope Clement XII and completed in 1762. The centre figure is a mythical figure of Ocean on a chariot driven by two marine horses. The building behind is a palace.
2. Roman Forum (pic # 3 and # 4). This is actually the monument to Victor Emmanuel II. Pic # 4 looks like the side view of Victor Emmanuel II monument.
3. Vatican. The present basilica is actually the 3rd church built on top of two others. The first and earliest one, which mummy and I went down with Fr Arro, has walkways that are so close together that they are about 3-4m apart. That is the ancient Roman design. It is actually a security measure. The inhabitants can use their spears to poke at the enemies from both sides of the passageway. The entrance to this, if I remember correctly, is behind St Peter's Chair.
4. St Peter's Chair. This is a masterpiece from Bernini.
5. Mosaic art. This is one of the main attractions in the Vatican. A lot of the 'paintings' were made from small colourful mosaic chips.
6. Dead pope. This guy is Pope Innocence XI.
7. Pieta. This creation of Michelangelo was almost damaged by some @#$%!&%$ mad guy! Understand he threw a hammer at it. This was in the mid '80s I believe. When we were there in 1987, it was protected (shielded) by a bulletproof glass. Mikey's (he and I are on first name basis!) style of sculpture was always to start from a lump of marble. He visualise the figures 'bursting' out of the marble block. Then he would sculpture it. If you go to Florence, there is a museum where it shows the uncompleted works of Mikey. You can see how he crafted his works. Some pieces you can see had an arm sticking out of the marble etc..
How's that for memory ??!!! Not bad for an oldie yahh.....???
take care,
Xing Pa Pa
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