https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir Made by D'Oriano, Vallefuoco and Prisco. en-us 2018-04-23 10:28:38 UTC 2026-02-21 14:25:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/281550633/c614bde919d07b0d4c0b9734184c6d4e/Colosseum_in_Rome_April_2007_1__copie_2B.jpg ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254313544 The Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) is connected to the Trinità dei Monti,

 a French church situated a long staircase, the "Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti", better known as the Spanish Steps,near Porta del Popolo 

 which in the ancient was the main entrance to Rome.The square has an unusual shape. This shows the eastern part of the square which was called Piazza di Spagna because the Spanish Embassy was moved to a palace shown in the right side of the plate;The elegant staircase consists of 135 steps over twelve different flights.  It is especially beautiful in May, when it is decorated with flowering azalea,and in July, because square and all steps are decorated to receive the Donne Sotto le Stelle fashion shows. The steps are usually very crowded; it attracts tourists as well as locals who use it as a gathering place,indeed many inns were positioned near the square to cater for foreign travellers, who were glad to quickly find a conveniently placed accommodation after a long and tiring journey; for this reason the area became known as the Strangers' Quarter. 

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The legend holds that romulus and remus founded Rome in 753 B.C.
Their father was Mars, the God of War, their mother was Rhea Silvia.Her aunts had forced rhea silvia to became a vestal virgin,so 
when the boys were born,their mother put them in to a basket and threw them into to river Tiber.Than,the boys were rescued by a she-wolf who fed the babies with her own milk and cared for them.]]> 2018-04-23 10:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254314813 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254493834 The Vatican City is the heart of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to being the seat of the Pope, there are a collection of extraordinary works of art and architecture. At the Vatican Museums there are ancient Roman sculptures such as the famous Laocoonte Group, as well as Renaissance frescoes of the Stanze di Raffaello and the Sistine Chapel, it is also famous for Michelangelo's frescoes.
The name Vatican City was first used in the Lateran Treaty which established the modern city-state. The name is taken from Vatican Hill, the geographic location of the state. "Vatican" is derived from the name of an Etruscan settlement, Vatica or Vaticum meaning garden.
Moreover,within the territory of Vatican City are the Vatican Gardens,which account for more than half of this territory. The gardens, established during the Renaissance and Baroque era, are decorated with fountains and sculptures.]]> 2018-04-23 16:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254493834 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254497561 Rome has many important fountains,like fountain of Trevi is a monument of baroque art,designed by niccolò salvi in 1732.
This monument has an ancient history.It's origin go back to roman timesand.It was the terminal point of Aqua Virgin,commissioned by Augustus,which was used to provide water for the thermal baths.Than,pope Clemente XII worked on the fountain we know today.
But this work after is attribuite at Bernini.
There is a curious tradition regarding it:
it is said that if you throw a coin into the water and expressing a desidere,it will realize.


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The most complete Roman structure in the city and was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa,then rebuilt by Hadrian.It was a temple dedicated to the classical gods which was then consecrated as a church in 608.It contains the tombs of two Kings of Italy and of the artist Raphael,but it is the architectural achievement of the immense concrete dome which is most amazing and has all visitors staring upwards and it does let the rain in. ]]> 2018-04-23 16:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254498903 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254500504 Rome's most famous and popular square,Piazza Navona used to be the stadium of Domitian,where sporting events were held in the 1st century AD.
It got its current look in the mind-17th century thanks to pope Innocent X. He had Borromini design the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone,while Bernini created the Fountain of Four Rivers. This fountain,one of three in the square,represents the four great rivers of the world and is topped with an Egyptian obelisk.]]> 2018-04-23 16:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254500504 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254502362 To international restaurants, it is necessary to prefer the osterie or trattorie where the cooking is excellent and where one should not miss to taste some typically Roman specialties:

Saltimbocca: veal scallops wrapped in ham and delicately seasoned with blood

Roman artichokes: artichokes cooked in oil and garlic

The baked lamb abbacchio

The porchetta: suckling pig on the spit, all sprinkled with a white wine from Roman castles

The mostanccioli almond cakes

Bucatini all'amatriciana: large spaghetti served with a sauce based on breast and pecorino

]]> 2018-04-23 16:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254502362 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254504932 The St.Peter's Church
The St.Peter's Church is one of holiest temples for Christendom and one of the largest churches in the world.It is visited from a lot of tourists every day because it contains the famous sculpture of Michelangelo 'La pietà' and the Statue of St.Peter on his throne. It takes this name from one of Jesus's disciples,who became one of the founders of the Capitolic church and buried where the Basilica now stands.
The architects that worked on this monument were Bramante,Michelangelo and Carlo Maderno.]]> 2018-04-23 17:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/254504932 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906732 The Colesseum is a Roman amphitheatre.It was originally called the Flavian Amphitheatre and is the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. 
It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture.
Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.]]> 2018-04-27 06:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906732 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906736 2018-04-27 06:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906736 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906738 2018-04-27 06:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255906738 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255907856 2018-04-27 06:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255907856 ilenia_vallefuoco01 https://padlet.com/ilenia_vallefuoco01/7de7qzuh4nir/wish/255907994 The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.

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