Rome Through the Eyes
of an Architect
History, art, and architecture — explored beyond the guidebooks by someone who has called Rome home for over 30 years.
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The top 4 museum in Rome you must see
It has been said multiple times - Rome is an open door museum. It is a stunning view for every first-time visitor, still astonishing the second time, overwhelming even for those who have been there many times. Roma has a huge concentration of museums, showcasing some...
10 Places you can visit in Rome in one day
You find yourself in the most beautiful capital city in the World: Rome, also called the Eternal City. Rome is an open door museum, a city that offers stunning attractions at every corner. The italian capital caters for any sort of traveller: shall you look for...
Vatican City tour the richest art collection in the World
Beautiful, stunning, magnificent. There are a million ways to describe Rome, the Eternal city. Centuries of history, arts and social changes have contributed to building what is today the busy city of Rome. But wait! This is not just a city, it is an open door museum....
Rome on Scooter – Vespa tour
Discover Rome with our Vespa Tour There is so much art, architecture and history to discover in Rome, and as many ways to explore the city. Today we are going to join a Vespa Tour Rome, a fun and different way to discover all beauties in Rome on scooter. Not only you...
Private tour guide in Rome with an architect.
Rome, the Eternal city, is an evolving and never ending metropolis. It is a stunning destination and it's on every traveler's bucket list. You surely need to pay a visit to magnificent Rome at least once in life. There is so much to do and see in Rome that one short...
LA DESTRUCCIÓN DE ROMA ANTIGUA
Extracto del libro: “La distruzione dell’Antica Roma” di Rodolfo Lanciani. Biblioteca di Archeologia. Armando Curcio Editore – Roma , 1986
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USING BRICKS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
The use of opus caementicium provided the impulse for the monumental development of Roman architecture during the imperial period, but it was fired bricks that served as the primary means for its advance. In reality, bricks were already part of the oldest building...
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES IN THE ROMAN WORLD
Excerpt of the book Constructing the Ancient World. Author: Carmelo G. Malacrino. Arsenale Editrice
EL MAUSOLEO DE AUGUSTO EN ROMA
Después de decenios de abandono, incuria, degrado, finalmente se abre la obra de restauro del Mausoleo del Emperador Augusto en Roma. Por años, este ejemplo de arquitectura romana Antigua, construida en el año 28 a.C, se había convertido en un basural, tierra de...
AUGUSTUS’ TOMB IN ROME
(ANSA) - Rome, May 3 - The monumental tomb of Rome's first emperor, Augustus, is to return to "iconic" status after decades of neglect, Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said in unveiling a six-million-euro project funded by telecoms giant Tim. The refurbishment, which will...
EL FORO ROMANO /THE ROMAN FORUM
The Roman Forum / El Foro Romano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NFHytbZ_1w
THE ROMAN FORUM / EL FORO ROMANO
The roman forum / El foro romano . Roma Antigua Ancient Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0NhUSHWOzU
TRAJAN´S MARKET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGK0WWI4KM&index=1&list=PL271A36C8B70D5A30
ROMA CIUDAD ROMANTICA Y PARADIGMATICA
Roma es una ciudad que no pierde jamás su vigencia. Para el día de los enamorados, el diario “El país” declaraba Roma entre las 10 ciudades más románticas del mundo, Para ilustrar esta afirmación afirmaba: En Vacaciones en Roma, de William Wyler, Audrey Hepburn...
POPE FRANCIS INDICATES LITTLE CONCERN OVER CONDOM USE IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS
Associated Press – November 2015 Pope Francis has dismissed a question about whether condoms can be condoned in the fight against Aids by saying there are more important issues confronting the world, like malnutrition, environmental exploitation and the lack of safe...
VATICAN CONDOM ROW: POPE PREVAILS AS KNIGHTS OF MALTA CHIEF RESIGNS
“THE REASONS I LOVE LIVING IN ROME” – John Henderson
When you first arrive in a new city, it's easy to either fall in love with everything, or feel out of place. So what happens once the honeymoon or adjustment period ends? Expat John Henderson, who blogs about life in Rome at Dog Eared Passport, talks about the things...
ITALIAN FOOD & KINDER SURPRISE
We learn that pasta won't make you gain weight! If you'd banished pasta from your cupboard due to concerns over weight gain, then think again: an Italian study found that the more pasta you eat, the less likely you are to gain weight. If you've banished pasta from...
VATICAN NEWS 2
Pope Francis delivers his speech from the balcony of St Peter's basilica. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Vatican on Sunday to hear Pope Francis address the world's Christians, as Europe marked Christmas under ramped-up...
VATICAN NEWS 1
(ANSA) - Vatican City, December 21 - Pope Francis in his general audience on Wednesday said that Bethlehem was chosen as Jesus's birthplace because it's "not a capital, and therefore preferred by divine providence, which likes to act through the small and the humble"....
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