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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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Some of my favorite colors are on the stucco buildings of Rome. There is something very special about the light just before sunset... which brings out the color of these umber and sienna structures. Architecture doesn't have to be grand memorials for me...I find such satisfaction in seeing simpler buildings which are done well and contribute so much to the atmosphere of the city. I'm not sure if it is the pigment in the paints or the rays of the sun that make these sights so special to me, but it's that warm feeling and color that stays with me long after the visit. Leave a Comment
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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!
=============================<br /> CHURCHES WITHOUT BELL-TOWERS.
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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I include this photo to give an idea of the density of art and architecture within the city. It seems that they have packed it tightly with as much art as anyone could possibly absorb. It just keeps on coming. I felt like a wet sponge..at total capacity...every night. Leave a Comment
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Walking in the neighborhoods, we encountered several homes we found striking in their colors. So much so, that my daughter later used some of these colors when she painted her apartment. I notice how the stucco buildings can look so different in each country...using the method of building because of the climate..and yet differing greatly in their detailing and colors. Leave a Comment
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As an Engineer, I was amazed at the dome of the Pantheon. When I remembered to look down, the original floor stunned me. These Romans built to last. Leave a Comment
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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 an Architect I was drawn to this wonderful city through the many hours spent studying it. I was also drawn to it because we are catholic.
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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