Photo Hunt - Can and Monument

Sandi's Saturday PhotoHunt - Can

Recycling an old picture - taken in Wellington New Zealand. Lucky I had my camera that day.

Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting - Monuments and Sculptures

There are so many sculptures and monuments all over the world, but I thought I would re-cycle one I had posted over a year ago from one of my favourite cities. Rome is such a beautiful city. I loved every moment of my time there and look forward to visiting again.

So here is the Colosseum, one of Rome's iconic monuments.  This is a monument one has to see to believe. The photograph just does not do it justice.

I had to take 3 pictures and stitch them together - wide angle lens not wide enough and this was way before I owned my first digital camera.

The Pantheon, Rome

The Pantheon is a temple to all the Gods of Ancient Rome. It was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126AD

The Pantheon was the first round temple ever built and is the oldest standing domed structure in the world.

The distance from the floor to the top of the dome is equal to it's diameter so it is perfectly symmetrical.

The Pantheon is located in Rome's Piazza della Rotunda.

The Fountain with Obelisk in front of the Pantheon

Vatican City

Some interesting facts about Vatican City:

o  smallest independent "nation state" in the world

o exists within a walled enclave of Rome, Italy

o  the Pope is the head of state

o  issues its own passports

o  has its own telephone system, post office, pharmacy and
    banking system

o controls its own internet domain which is registered as .va

o  a contingent of Swiss Guards is responsible for the safety of
    the Pope

Here are my pics of Vatican City. I visited just after the New Year in 1994 so it was still festive with Christmas displays. Really wonderful to be there at that time.

 St Peter's Basilica

 St Peter's Square

Christmas Display in St Peter's Square

Related Posts:
Rome - The Colosseum
Rome - Roman Forum and Palace of Septimius Severus
Roman Arches


Links:  Wikipedia Vatican City

Rome - Arches

The Roman Emperors built many triumphal arches to commemorate victorious generals or events.

Here are two of them.

The Arch of Constantine is situated close to the Colosseum. It was built to commemorate Constantine's victory of Mazentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312AD.

This is the Arch of Titus situated near the Roman Forum.  It was built in 82AD by Domitian after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus' victories including the Siege of Jerusalem in 70AD.

click on pics to enlarge

Related Posts:
Rome - Grand Old Ruins
Rome - The Colosseum

Wikipedia Links:  Arch of Constantine   Arch of Titus

Rome - Grand Old Ruins

Rome must have been so grand in it's old days.

The Roman Forum began as a market place but became the economic, political and religious hub of Rome.
Wandering through the Roman Forum is such a thrilling adventure.

Palace of Septimius Severus at Palatine Hill - He was a Roman Emperor between 193 and 211 AD

Ancient Stadium on Palatine Hill - used for private games and events to entertain the Emperor.

Click on pics to enlarge

Related Posts:  The Colosseum

Links: The Roman Forum

Rome, Beautiful Rome - The Colosseum

Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world. There is something magical about the city and it is so beautiful.

I visited Rome in Jan 1994 and my dream is to visit again. In fact I know I will visit again.

Here is a picture of the Colosseum, Rome's iconic monument.

 I had to take 3 photos and stitch them together - wide angle lens not wide enough! and this was way before I owned my first digital camera.

Links:   The Colosseum, Rome

Other iconic monuments:   Mumbai's iconic monuments