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A lone duck is poised to join Bernini's seahorses - we like to think he's very discriminating and chosen well - whether by fortune or folly, he could do no better.
Winged seahorses appear to have risen from the shelter of the lower basin - as though coming through the water from the earth below. From a distance their heads appear to support the basin but a closer look discloses that they bear no weight. Their tails wind about the fountain base. Poised ready for flight - the enchanter's chisel has checked the horses in mid-ascent - Bernini's genius masters his fancy.
Sprays of water spout upward between their forefeet while the lower basin lies in the turf and the water fills it to the brim. The slightest breeze ruffles the surface, reflecting the sunshine like a broken mirror. Then from the centre of this pool, Bernini creates the rising fountain. Carved in travertine, the natural mellow tone seems to have been enriched rather than worn by the centuries of mild Italian weather. |
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The Miracle Players, have been spoofing the Emperors of Rome for eight years now - and they're back this summer (2006) for their very tongue-in-cheek, yet informative plays in English.
They re-enact the lives of Rome's most famous Emperors at the most fitting outdoor setting at the Roman Forum - Foro Romano.
Augustus may have ruled the world but did his wife rule him? Tiberius, the sulky Emperor who lived in isolation in Capri. Caligula, decide for yourself if making his horse a senator was the wackiest thing he did (we don't think so). Claudius, were his relatives right in saying the things they did about him? Nero, who at sixteen became the master of the whole known world. Well, what would you have done in his shoes?
Based on the historical accounts by Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Tacitus and others this true tale is given a contemporary voice in the heart of the ancient Roman Capital. The play is suitable for all ages.
The Emperors of Rome will be performed every Friday at 7:30 PM (prompt) at the Roman Forum from June 16 to August 11, 2006. Entrance is free (although tips are welcomed!) and you do not need tickets or reservations.
Busses to Piazza Venezia: 64, 70, 170, 492, 175, 40, 63, 95, 85, 628, 87, 715, 716, 60, 44, 81, 117, 119, 62, walk toward the coliseum and turn right.
Metro B to Colosseo, walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali toward Piazza Venezia and turn left before the piazza.
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From Friday, June 16, 2006
To Friday, August 11, 2006
Times Every Friday at 7.30 pm
Price FREE (gratuities accepted and you should be pleased to support them) |
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Piazzale del Gianicolo and is devoted to Garibaldi and his followers.
The Janiculum is the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi and French forces fighting on behalf of the Pope, who sought to restore the dominion of Papal States over Rome. Because of this battle, several monuments to Garibaldi and to the fallen in the wars of Italian independence are on the Janiculum as well.
A single cannon fires daily at Noon from the Gianicolo toward the Tiber to signal the exact time. This tradition goes back to December 1847 when the cannon of the Castel Sant'Angelo signaled the belltowers to ring at midday. The ritual was transferred in 1904 to the Gianicolo and was discontinued in 1939. The population demanded that the Commune of Rome resume the tradition and it commenced once again on April 21, 1959, after the twenty-year interruption. |
Casina Valadier is located here in this Piazza on the Pincio hill. But this Villa Borghese area with its many busts should be a destination unto its own. It is also located beside one of the most spectacular vistas overlooking Piazza Popolo. Because the Pincio was decorated with busts of famous Italians, many busts were added in the new alley to smooth the transition between the two gardens. These busts constitute a nightmare for the maintenance of the park as their noses are a prime target of vandals. |
Never miss to visit this place should you have enough time going around Rome. I suggest take the Archeobus from Termini Station (Pizza del Cinquecento) and book yourself to the next trip to Via Appia Antica. It will be a rolling trip (no stops with the guide, simply viewing while on the bus) with a bi-ligual guide (English and Italian) and you can hop on and hop off at Archeobus stops if you want to visit the museums-catacombs and the like. However, best suggested that you finish the trip (trip takes to an fro (Termini-Aquiducts-Termini) up to the Aquiducts and then hop off on your way back to sites you desire to visit. At the Roman aquiducts, you'll be given 5 minutes to get off the bus and take pictures.
The aquiducts are one of the best engineering works of the Romans that are worth a genius' mind. It used to be a water-system supplying the water needs of the Roman baths. Other than that, the place is also very, very scenic especially on a nice sunny day.
Ticket cost 8euros. Leave a Comment |
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This facility is recognized by and a member of the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS) and regarded as an important cultural and historical collection.
Located in the Centre of Rome, near the Teatro Argentina at Via del Sudario 44
00186 Rome, the Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection (an office of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) is housed in a late 15th Century building. Alongside the Library is a museum where one may view theatrical costumes, photos and set decoration. The reading room is open Monday through Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. - closed on weekends, on holidays and in August.
A bit of very interesting Burcardo mansion (a.k.a. "Burckardt" mansion) history: The mansion that is home to the Library and Museum is actually built upon the ruins of Pompey's Roman theatre, the first masonry one in ancient Rome.
Johannes Burckardt was born in Nieder-Haslach, a village near Strasbourg, between 1445 and 1450. The old Latin name of his Alsatian native town was Argentoratum, from which they took his attribute of argentinensis (or argentinus). (Thus, the name "Argentina" in Torre Argentina is not a reference to the country Argentina; but is derived instead from this association with Johannes Burckardt and his homeland.) He was a scoundrel and convicted of theft and forgery in Strasbourg. His first Roman years are shrouded in mystery, though it is certain that Burckardt soon entered the Pope’s circle, accumulating richness, privileges and hopes of benefits. Burckardt was present at the laying of St. Peter’s basilica foundation-stone, on April 18th 1506. He died less than a month later. He was buried at St. Maria del Popolo’s church, but his tombstone was never found. Phone: 06-68.19.471 |
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The mutilated marble bust of a colossal statue of a priestess of Isis near Chiesa di S. Marco became known as Madama Lucrezia and it provided a female character to the little choir of talking statues, which was called il Congresso degli Arguti - the Shrewd Congress.
The most famous pasquinade is no doubt:
Quod non fecerunt Barbari
fecerunt Barberini.
What the Barbarians did not do (meaning to Rome)
the Barberini did.
The target of the pasquinade was Urbanus VIII Barberini (1623-44) who had used the bronze tiles of the Pantheon for the Canopy of St Peter's. |
The large avenue which today connects Porta S. Pancrazio with Gianicolo is embellished by the facade of the Renaissance house (it is only the facade hiding a water reservoir) that was once the facade of the house where Michelangelo lived. It was located near Macel de' Corvi at the foot of Campidoglio when it was his residence. Michelangelo preferred to live there rather than near the Vatican to have a greater privacy. The building was pulled down with the whole area towards the end of the XIXth century and the facade was rebuilt on the street (Via delle Tre Pile) leading to Palazzi del Campidoglio, but in 1941 the need to enlarge this street led to a second move of the facade to its current location.
Photo and reference text by permission Robert Piperno for non-commercial purpose only Other Contact: Porta S. Pancrazio and Gianicolo |
Cross the Tiber from the major sites and stroll through Trastevere. Here is the marvelous Santa Maria in Trastevere Church and an area that still feels like an old part of the city. It was (maybe still is for all I know) the Jewish quarter of the city and there are many synagoges. It is also the old harbor area and a working class neighborhood. We stopped for a mid-afternoon beer and pistachio nut snack at this lovely place just on the Piazza Santa Maria. Leave a Comment |
We were honored to be able to have a glimpse into the remarkable life of Mother Teresa. The Convent that houses the Sisters of Charity of Calcutta is within the confines of the Church of San Gregorio (near Circus Maximus). Here is the inside the small, sparce "cell" that was Mother Teresa's room. We are working on an album that will show more of her days in Rome. |
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