Italy travel notes (4), Milan, Turin

Milan: encounter Vinci da ·

We go straight to Milan Cathedral, Cathedral is not only the symbol of Milan, and is also the Centre of Milan.

This is a Gothic building, after 500 years before completion, known as Italy's most magnificent Gothic building. Hundreds of minaret towering into the sky, white marble walls carved thousands of statue. Internal space is wide, the sunlight through the window on the beautiful stained glass inset into the Dim light, full of solemn religious atmosphere. Some time ago Berlusconi's Italy is President of the Milan Cathedral model hit and nasal bone fracture, two teeth was flying.

Proximity to the Cathedral, the right has a high, beautiful according to Emmanuel II-arch Gallery, also the famous pool area, shops.

Sidewalk mosaic patterns are very delicate, which in the center of the dome below ground useful mosaic tile into a pattern of cattle, ox tail with a small hole, this is the result of people walking. It is said that one foot heels step on turn 3 ring is luck. So you can see here all visitors lined up on the scene of the shelter. Through this channel to Scala square, opposite the famous Scala, Plaza South is Leonardo nalder · da · statue of Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci had · 1482-1499 years living in Milan.

Very lucky in Marino Palace taste of authentic · da Vinci.

Row of the team into the showroom, you can appreciate the short distance to the now hidden in France Paris Louvre paintings of St. John the Baptist. This is up to the death shortly before the finish · Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, taken from the Bible's story: preacher John of God, Jesus Christ, when he imposed spoons Jordan River, Jesus baptism of the holy water, the sky suddenly into view, there is a dove of the Holy Spirit appeared in shape by Kai open sky. From John followed Jesus ' sermon, the name "St. John the Baptist." Screen, the dark background, John upper body naked, and the entire body into darkness, only from the right shoulder to arm, face, right hand and left hand, barely visible when exposed to light. John hair long, volume, like a young shepherd, he in one hand and cross the one pointing to the sky, face crafty and mysterious smile. Online check out this work, it was said that men and women in the picture of St. John's beautiful MO is coquettish, is to keep with the da Vinci · 20 years Ittihad of boys Gian Giacomo Caprotti de ' as a prototype. Also give the painting a new layer of hazy color. Although there is free admission to the public, Marino Palace exhibition work very fine, visitors are divided into groups of 10 or so, only one-way traffic. After entering the Hall, first described in works, unfortunately is Italian. After entering the exhibition hall, the paintings were separate hanging side white wall, lighting, St. John's skin texture. Visit the finished picture, there is an exhibition at the show with Italian TV on da · Finch and his works. Go out in a small Bookstore, you can buy the da Vinci book ·. Let more people appreciate the charm of the art of our predecessors, let history from them — it's not exactly the best transmission and inheritance?

Creative look at Egypt Museum in Turin:

In the rain falling lightly, we came to the company, this Turin Italy's third largest city, is famous in the automobile industry, the Fiat company is one of the representatives.

It is said that Turin subway underdevelopment of reasons, it is because the Fiat company worry about Metro development have a negative impact on the company and is strongly opposed to the visible companies in the local influence.

Put up an umbrella in the evening, walk along the bustling Rome Dori.

Roman road set LV, GUCCI and other world famous brand stores, shop orange light through the beautiful out the window, make people feel warm. A bunch of flashing lights or pigeons, small fish and other small animal patterns, or round, heart-shaped geometric pattern, the entire road is animated. In front of an Opera House, high street light projected on the road to form various patterns. Some naughty boy Nipon between the pattern. Along the Roman road straight on through the largest square shengkaluo square.

Unfortunately didn't go to Chengdu spirit Cathedral, built in 1498, the Church is not very big, but because there are Christian therein save the Holy Shroud of "Jesus" and the world famous.

This is a piece of linen, Jesus body image, although the true and false are debatable, but it is treated as a special object of Christianity to the collection and respect, Italy as a national treasure.

Making a three-hour visit to the Turin Museum of Egypt, the world's second largest Museum of Egypt.

Museum collection of nearly 3 million pieces of precious cultural relics, ancient Egypt by documented the Paleolithic era to the Coptic culture and history, we can see some rare collections, such as embossing, canvas, has kept intact tomb and Temple Ellesjia rocks. Museums Museum in 1824, the first collection was Saboya family of Carlo Felice Consul General of France in Egypt from Piemonte Bernardino Drovetti hands people purchase, followed one after count many archaeological excavations unearthed relics. The entire Museum collection, namely the Centre Drovetti collections, totalling over 8000 works, including some of the magnificent statue of Pharaoh, Papyrus, tombstone, sarcophagus, bier and mummies, bronze objects and some of the daily lives of zhoufu, jewellery. Also found the oldest shoes. One of the most representative collections as Pharaoh Ramesse II statue.

Lucky enough to see a picture of the "book of the dead."

Ancient Egypt people believe that after death must go through the Nile River God Osiris trials can be refreshed. In order to let the soul of the deceased by the trial, the deceased's family is about to write praise the deceased merit of poems, prayers, plea and spell, put into the coffin of the deceased, to appease the soul of the deceased. This kind of "book of the dead", often painted a picture, making exquisite. We see a painting of the 19th dynasty period of papyrus "book of the dead", in 1899Be United Kingdom archaeologists Flinders · Pei Terry inspection card the excavation of the ruins of hongcheng. Egypt is a species of plants, paper sedge can cut the stems, mosaic carried out ping to writing, he became the oldest papyrus. The "book of the dead" picture depicts the Osiris Osiris on his trial. In this painting, animal head of the person of the Osiris in charge of the life of the balance, that has a Eagles first monster in records the achievements of the deceased. To the left of the white person is deceased. The surrounding of hieroglyphs, the descriptions of the deceased's merit. Essentially, the book of the dead is the slave class attempts to extend the lifetime of the powerful continue to die of a thought.

In Italy enjoying brilliant civilization of ancient Egypt, surprise of sigh and think there are too many Chinese antique living overseas, a "person with reduced for the end of the world" desolation.

Many beautiful Serenade, pictures of colorful paintings, a statue of tall sculpture, in the heart of beautiful church ...

Italy is falling on the corner with rich historical charm, like graceful melody, like a smoke-like stretch of diffuse and scattering, the night the brilliant thoughts in that license.

(Milan Cathedral)

(St. John the Baptist)

(Turin, night)

(Museum of Egypt Sphinx)

(Turin, Egypt Museum part of the book of "death")