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When born like me in a country where the bell-towers of the cathedrals touch the rain clouds one can not avoid being surprised that Rome with "thousand and one" churches has very few bell-towers! The campanile bell-tower of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, near the Coliseum is the most visible one. The bell-tower of Santa Maria Maggiore with 75 m is said to be the highest of Rome.
It hardly impresses me; in my small country there are 25 bell-towers of more than 75 m in height. We have even a cathedral in Tournai with 5 towers of 83 m.
German tourists will be even less impressed. They have the highest bell-tower with the Münster of Ulm reaching 162 m and the two bell-towers of the Dom of Cologne at 157 m.
The absence of bell-towers in Rome is largely compensated by the often immense cupolas like those of St Peters (136,5 m high) or Sant' Andrea della Valle.
The nearly absence of bell-towers in Rome always surprised me when there are so many bell-towers-Campanile in the North of Italy. The highest Campanile being the one of Cremona (111 m) in Lombardy.
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EGLISES SANS CLOCHERS.
Quand on est né comme moi dans un pays où les clochers des cathédrales touchent les nuages chargés de pluie on ne peut manquer d'être surpris que Rome aux "mille et une" églises soit sans clochers!
Faites le tour avec moi et vous verrez seulement quelques clochers. Celui de Santa Maria in Cosmedin en forme de campanile est le plus visible entre le Colisée et le Forum. Celui de Santa Maria Maggiore est avec ses 75 m le plus haut de Rome.
Il ne m'a guère impressionné; dans mon petit pays il y a 25 clochers de plus de 75 m de haut. Nous avons même une cathédrale à Tournai avec 5 tours de 83 m.
Les Allemands seront encore moins impressionnés. Ils ont le plus haut clocher avec le Münster de Ulm et ses 162 m. Le Dom de Cologne n'est est pas loin avec ses deux clochers de 157 m.
L'absence de clochers est largement compensée par les coupoles souvent immenses comme ceux de San Pietro d'une hauteur de 136,5 m, ou de Sant'Andrea della Valle.
La quasi absence de clochers à Rome m'étonne depuis ma première visite alors qu'il y tant de clochers-campanile dans le Nord de l'Italie. Le plus haut campanile est celui de Cremona en Lombardie avec ses 111 m.
Rome est la ville au mille et une églises mais seulement deux clochers!
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The first time I climbed to the Pincio terrace I found it wonderful that there was not a single skyscraper, not a single tower, not a single high building at the horizon.
No architectural injury was made to this city.
Even if the Romans disliked their Vittoriano monument, finally it is not far from being now a major tourist attraction.
OK, I have no problem with the skyscrapers of NYC or Dubai but I prefer a horizon made of cupolas, or palaces of the baroque period of architecture.
Look here at some photos made from the Capitoline or the Castel Sant' Angelo. Isn't that sublime? Now this horizon virgin of high buildings is not limited to the historical centre of Rome, outside the Mura Aureliane apartment buildings were also kept low as I could observe on my recent stay at the Monte Mario area.
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 Baroque dome. by breughel
The Roman baroque is well the purest, most elegant I met. It is true that Rome is the cradle of the baroque which was born in the Holy City with the Counter-Reformation about 1550. The baroque is initially a demonstration of a radiant and triumphing Catholic church and is by this fact almost ignored in the Protestant countries.
The baroque architecture was especially imposing in Rome at the 17th century with masters like Bernini, Borromini and Da Cortone. The churches of San Andrea di Quirinale, San Carlo ale Quattro Fontane and S. Luca E Martina, designed by these architects, illustrate the dynamism of the baroque architecture with its convex and concave curved frontages, the theatrical effect, the illusion by light/obscure and trompe l’œil effects as well as the rich and exuberant decoration.
Characteristics of the baroque are of course the colossal domes. Rome is the city of the baroque cupolas.
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Rome capitale du Baroque.
Pour quelqu'un qui comme moi vient d'un pays où domine le gothique la découverte du baroque romain est une expérience unique qui remet en question toutes les habitudes et valeurs esthétiques.
Le baroque romain est bien le plus pur, le plus élégant que j'ai rencontré. Il est vrai que Rome est le berceau du baroque qui est né dans la ville sainte avec la contre-réforme vers 1550. Le baroque est d'abord une manifestation d'une église catholique radieuse et triomphante et est de ce fait quasiment ignoré dans les pays protestants.
Le baroque architectural a été grandiose à Rome au XVII siècle avec ses maîtres Bernini, Borromini et Cortone (ref. les revues sur San Andrea di Quirinale, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane et SS. Luca e Martina). Ces églises illustrent le dynamisme baroque avec ses façades ondulantes alliant courbes convexes et concaves, l'effet théâtral, l'illusion par les clair / obscur et les trompe l’œil ainsi que la richesse et exubérance du décor.
Caractéristiques du baroque sont bien sur les coupoles colossales par rapport à l’édifice.
Rome est la ville des coupoles baroques.
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"First among cities, home of the gods, golden Rome" (Ausonius, 4th C AD)
Ochre - the oldest pigment known to man, it comes from the earth and produces an amazing range of colours, from the softest creamy golds and palest pinks to strong burnt sienna and deep terracottas. All these colours can be seen washing over the walls of Rome. They were the colours used by the ancients and the same colours are used today. The popes and princes who left many a grand building behind them may have turned to the whites, gilt, pale blues and pinks beloved of Baroque periods everywhere but the colours associated with Rome will always be these earthy tones.
They sit so well against the brilliant blue of the Mediterranean sky, the pines deep greens and the grey-green of olives - a palette of such complementary tones, no artist could improve upon it. It's a photographer's delight, the hues changing with the passage of the sun. Leave a Comment
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As it turns out we hit all the tourist places and vow to return to embrace the everyday Rome.
Being in the magnificient Vaticano. It is a true work as well as spiritual sensation. Leave a Comment
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