Bike ride to Montesenario Tuscany Italy in May
Uphill bike ride from Florence to this Sanctuary on a hilltop. Enjoy the view and the nice song of Ernie Oldfield.
San Pietro in Bevagna al buio
San Pietro in Bevagna al buio - 25 luglio 2016 ore 22
Рим, Вилла Джулия. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
Рим, Вилла Джулия. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
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Church of Saint Francis, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The church of Saint Francis in Pistoia is a church of the XIII century dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi. Construction of the complex began in 1289. The church was built after the Franciscan model, with a single hall covered with trusses and articulated in the transept chapels. The simplicity and decorative style makes barely recognizable Gothic language. The façade was completed only in 1707 with marble covering with white and green stripes. Inside the walls of the nave still bear traces of the decoration with frescoes painted during the fourteenth century. Beyond the great triumphal arch opens the main chapel, decorated with frescoes of St. Francis Stories (1343); the Bracciolini Chapel frescoes with the Stories of Mary carried by the second decade of the fifteenth century; Pazzaglia in the chapel, with frescoes Stories of the Saints Antonio and Ludovico di Giovanni di Bartolomeo Cristiani; in Gatteschi chapel Stories of St. Donnino di Bonaccorso di Cino. Between 1386 and the end of the century they were decorated the chapter house (frescoes by Antonio Vite) and the sacristy. Focusing on the frescoes of the main chapel in San Francesco in Pistoia, discovered during the twenty years of the twentieth century, there is a perception, observing the best preserved fragments of an execution of prime quality. The decorative program of the chapel, which focuses on the stories of St. Francis, recalls the very similar issue cycle of the upper Basilica of Assisi. The stories of the saint stand out for their monumental setting which allows the performer to portray the characters in the natural scale inserted in evocative architectural scenes. The poor condition makes it difficult to read even the most central arch busts presenting figures of the Apostles, Doctors of the Church and not always recognizable Saints except in the jambs including: St. Francis, St. Jerome, St. Augustine and a holy Bishop. On the back wall are figures within newsstands Lazarus, a Santa and a Magdalene, while the times are represented Virtues Franciscan. Vasari pointed as the author of the frescoes in question Puccio Capanna and it is in this direction that moves the first study of this cycle, conducted by Chiappelli, who qualified as Siena chromatic intonations that escaped to a Florentine practice. These frescoes are indeed one of the rare examples where the Tuscan figurative culture open to that from beyond the Apennines. Unanimously criticism has identified for them an author of the Bolognese master and was the Longhi to propose the name of Scannabecchi Dalmasio based on the presence of the painter in Florence and Pistoia to and more than half of the fourteenth century. The personality of this painter was an important point of contact and artistic mediation between the centers of Bologna and Florence, suggesting Pistoia which confluence center and spread of multiple pictorial instances. To understand the grounds of a clear painter bolognese extraction for its natural restlessness (Mellini) in Tuscan environment, it can be useful to bring to light two aspects: the first is related to the figure of Bandino of Ciantori, the client or one of the richest merchants of Pistoia, with traffic in Northern Italy, which took the award in perpetuum of the main chapel of St. Francis, and the second concerns the Giotto's workshop that the loss of the great teacher and was at that time suffered engaged in Milan. A plausible chronological reference may be 1343 date of plaque in the chapel (Previtali, Mellini, Boskovitz) which would establish a post quem term for the Dalmasio activities in Pistoia. In addition, in May 1343 the brothers rely on Lippo Memmi the realization of the polyptych altar (now lost), which according to Vasari was executed by Memmi on Simone Martini design. A plurality of cultural elements emerge from the pictorial language that Dalmasio unfolds on the walls of the chapel, chief among them is that of Emilia usage The expressiveness of the figures in the coat Dono scene, but you hear echoes of the solemn poetic and archaic by Pietro Lorenzetti in 1340 he ended a Madonna and Child with angels (now in the Uffizi) for this church. Spatiality staged by Dalmasio in the stories of the saint can recall that Assisi, especially in the Dream of Innocent III, although with the inclusion of architectural details (discernible in the lintel decoration of the room and the pope read) that deviate a bit 'from the Umbrian model and the integrated vision crucified with interesting details like the obvious inspiration to the dome of the Pantheon for the structure of the apse or inserting a bundle on the window, indicating a descriptive naturalism staff. This spatial planning could be mediated by the lesson of Ambrogio Lorenzetti, as evidenced by the scene of the Sermon to the birds where it is less than the reference to the Assisi model, the more marked is the Sienese master in the walled city views and nell'accesa reddish tone.
Tuscany Italy Prince trip June 2014
This was a great vacation and business trip in Tuscany, Italy. The purpose of the trip was for our tour company Tuscan Way (tuscanway.com) to provide wine education about Tuscany's famous red wines to a major wine importer into China named Prince.
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Rome, Trevi Fountain 360 Virtual reality Experience
The Trevi Fountain is located in the homonymous square, on one of the sides of Palazzo Poli. Designed in 1732 by Nicola Salvi and completed in 1762 by Giuseppe Pannini, the fountain is made of white marble and travertine in Baroque style. The monument is powered by one of the oldest Roman aqueducts, that of the “virgin water”.
The theme of 'whole composition is the sea. At the center there is a large statue of the Ocean on a shell-shaped chariot drawn by sea horses led by tritons. To the sides, in two niches there are the statues of healthiness and abundance.
The scenery is dominated by a rocky cliff that occupies the entire lower part of the building.
The Fontanta is also the protagonist of one of the most famous scenes in film history: in La dolce vita by Federico Fellini, in 1960, Anita Ekberg dives into the fountain, inviting Marcello Mastroianni to do the same.
Another curiosity is the the throwing of a coin in the fountain, in order to ensure your return to the Eternal City.
In 2007 the fountain was the victim of an act of vandalism in which its waters were dyed red. At first, it was feared that the dye could affect the marbles but fortunately the monument did not report any consequence
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00:05:08 1 Etymology
00:06:29 2 History
00:06:38 2.1 Earliest history
00:08:39 2.1.1 Legend of the founding of Rome
00:09:48 2.2 Monarchy, republic, empire
00:24:50 2.3 Middle Ages
00:32:53 2.4 Early modern
00:39:02 2.5 Late modern and contemporary
00:43:20 3 Government
00:43:29 3.1 Local government
00:44:14 3.1.1 Administrative and historical subdivisions
00:46:49 3.2 Metropolitan and regional government
00:47:42 3.3 National government
00:48:25 4 Geography
00:48:34 4.1 Location
00:50:07 4.2 Topography
00:52:23 5 Climate
00:54:38 6 Demographics
00:58:44 6.1 Ethnic groups
01:00:24 7 Religion
01:03:37 7.1 Vatican City
01:05:47 7.2 Pilgrimage
01:08:59 8 Cityscape
01:09:08 8.1 Architecture
01:09:54 8.1.1 Ancient Rome
01:10:46 8.1.2 Medieval
01:11:53 8.1.3 Renaissance and Baroque
01:13:34 8.1.4 Neoclassicism
01:14:31 8.1.5 Fascist architecture
01:17:35 8.2 Parks and gardens
01:19:48 8.3 Fountains and aqueducts
01:21:36 8.4 Statues
01:23:14 8.5 Obelisks and columns
01:24:27 8.6 Bridges
01:26:10 8.7 Catacombs
01:27:13 9 Economy
01:32:29 10 Education
01:37:36 11 Culture
01:37:45 11.1 Entertainment and performing arts
01:39:42 11.2 Tourism
01:44:59 11.3 Fashion
01:45:51 11.4 Cuisine
01:48:16 11.5 Cinema
01:50:04 11.6 Language
01:54:40 12 Sports
01:58:19 13 Transport
02:05:37 14 International entities, organisations and involvement
02:09:00 15 International relations
02:09:11 15.1 Twin towns and sister cities
02:09:51 15.2 Other relationships
02:10:04 16 Documentaries
02:10:29 17 See also
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Rome (Latin and Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen)) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the ...
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Rome (Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen); Latin: Roma [ˈroːma]) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. In 1871, Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, which, in 1946, became the Italian Republic.
Rome has the status of a global city. In 2016, Rome ranked as the 14th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year, and the city hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome is the seat of several specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The city hosts the headquarters of many international business companies, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo S.p.A., and national and international banks such as Unicredit and BNL. Its business district, called EUR, is the base of many companies involved in the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and financial services. Rome is also an important fashion and design centre thanks to renowned international brands centered in the city. Rome's Cinecittà Studios have been the set of many Academy Award–winning movies.
Rome | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Rome
00:04:06 1 Etymology
00:05:13 2 History
00:05:22 2.1 Earliest history
00:07:00 2.1.1 Legend of the founding of Rome
00:07:56 2.2 Monarchy, republic, empire
00:19:49 2.3 Middle Ages
00:26:25 2.4 Early modern
00:31:19 2.5 Late modern and contemporary
00:34:47 3 Government
00:34:56 3.1 Local government
00:35:34 3.1.1 Administrative and historical subdivisions
00:37:37 3.2 Metropolitan and regional government
00:38:20 3.3 National government
00:38:56 4 Geography
00:39:05 4.1 Location
00:40:20 4.2 Topography
00:42:09 5 Climate
00:43:58 6 Demographics
00:47:18 6.1 Ethnic groups
00:48:37 7 Religion
00:51:12 7.1 Vatican City
00:52:56 7.2 Pilgrimage
00:55:30 8 Cityscape
00:55:39 8.1 Architecture
00:56:17 8.1.1 Ancient Rome
00:57:00 8.1.2 Medieval
00:57:55 8.1.3 Renaissance and Baroque
00:59:18 8.1.4 Neoclassicism
01:00:05 8.1.5 Fascist architecture
01:02:31 8.2 Parks and gardens
01:04:18 8.3 Fountains and aqueducts
01:05:44 8.4 Statues
01:07:03 8.5 Obelisks and columns
01:08:03 8.6 Bridges
01:09:28 8.7 Catacombs
01:10:19 9 Economy
01:14:34 10 Education
01:18:41 11 Culture
01:18:49 11.1 Entertainment and performing arts
01:20:23 11.2 Tourism
01:24:36 11.3 Fashion
01:25:17 11.4 Cuisine
01:27:14 11.5 Cinema
01:28:41 11.6 Language
01:32:21 12 Sports
01:35:17 13 Transport
01:41:02 14 International entities, organisations and involvement
01:43:46 15 International relations
01:43:56 15.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:44:30 15.2 Other relationships
01:44:41 16 Documentaries
01:45:02 17 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Rome (Latin and Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen)) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the cit ...
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Rome
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
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- learn while on the move
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Rome (Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen); Latin: Roma [ˈroːma]) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. In 1871, Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, which, in 1946, became the Italian Republic.
Rome has the status of a global city. In 2016, Rome ranked as the 14th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year, and the city hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome is the seat of several specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The city hosts the headquarters of many international business companies, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo S.p.A., and national and international banks such as Unicredit and BNL. Its business district, called EUR, is the base of many companies involved in the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and financial services. Rome is also an important fashion and design centre thanks to renowned international brands centered in the city. Rome's Cinecittà Studios have been the set of many Academy Award–winning movies.