tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post5655482865310585408..comments2023-11-05T09:11:14.681+00:00Comments on The Views of Teamwak: The forum and the PalatineMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124847010569058218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-13600800448229829522007-06-01T16:52:00.000+01:002007-06-01T16:52:00.000+01:00Yeah,Mussolini built the road up to St Peters,whic...Yeah,Mussolini built the road up to St Peters,which for many ruins the whole point of the St Peters design. I read somewhere that it was designed cleverly so that people walking around crowded noisy rome in old times would suddenly stumble upon a breath of fresh air,literally in the form of a fresh clean open space. A representation of spiritual liberation. With the oval columns designed to emulate a <A HREF="http://people.umass.edu/jfa/latour/2005/Michelle/thumbvaticanoverview.jpg" REL="nofollow">welcoming "hug"</A>. Mussolini kind of dented the impact to an extent,by building that road. I think it was a kind of symbolic imposition by Mussolini. Almost saying to the Vatican - "My power & influence is greater than yours. I own you".Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397626491276187854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-34638437308821724562007-06-01T12:42:00.000+01:002007-06-01T12:42:00.000+01:00Funnily enough, the modern Romans arent too happy ...Funnily enough, the modern Romans arent too happy with Il Duce. There is a huge road that leads from the Colosseum to St Peters, past the Wedding Cake (a giant monument to Italian Reunification. The Italians think it is gaudy and not in keeping with the style of the city.) And the road he had made just ran over ruins and foundations that were never exavated. Theyve not forgiven him for that.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124847010569058218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-31133831220951313392007-06-01T03:21:00.000+01:002007-06-01T03:21:00.000+01:00Your first photo is wonderful. The way the road cu...Your first photo is wonderful. The way the road cuts across it like a sword, and the trees lining the road. Great stuff. I'm not sure which Italian era I belong to. Mussolini's fascist era? Hopefully not :) Mind you, some interesting architecture even came out of that era. There is a section of Rome dedicated to the neo-architecture they used at that time, including a "cubical colosseum". It really is bizzare. Unfortunately I didn't know about that sector when I visited Rome. I only learned about it afterwards. Here is an <A HREF="http://www.enjoyrome.com/walking/fascist.html" REL="nofollow">short article</A> on it. Their description is spot on. Although it captures the grandeur of Imperial Rome, it is in a cold clinical way. Rather dehumanizing.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397626491276187854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-25057642180002961422007-05-31T18:21:00.000+01:002007-05-31T18:21:00.000+01:00:) Deal.:) Deal.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758841317000585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-22804750673164524342007-05-31T18:11:00.000+01:002007-05-31T18:11:00.000+01:00I take a walk through the renaissance later on. A ...I take a walk through the renaissance later on. A bit more Roman for a few days, then I bring on Raphael and Michelangelo.<BR/><BR/>:)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124847010569058218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30494781.post-9884794622339264162007-05-31T15:30:00.000+01:002007-05-31T15:30:00.000+01:00It is all so big, huge...I feel closer to the Rena...It is all so big, huge...I feel closer to the Renaissance times in Rome than to the Empire. Tese building are beautiful but they scare me.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758841317000585986noreply@blogger.com