09 Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Tour the sixth station-Rome Rome (continued)

(St. Angel Castle and bridgehead Angel)

From the Vatican out we go straight to the Vatican City-Castel, was Pope in an emergency shelter, is now a museum.

Because closing time is very near, we didn't go in, just outside the Fort shopping around. Angel Angel statues on the bridge forms vary, but all the life.

(000 's temple, the rightmost photos is one of the three Renaissance Raphael's Tomb)

And then we step up the pace brisk came to Dan Brown (Dan Brown) book in another spot — the Pantheon (Pantheon).

Pantheon, Temple, Pan translated million Matignon Temple, ancient Roman era of religious architecture, later converted into a church, is the ancient Roman period important architectural achievements. Pantheon of top round, covered with a diameter up to the top of the dome 43.3 metres, was built to 1436 years largest dome roof. Dome, the highest point is the top 43.3 m diameter at the top has a 8.9 m round hole, the hole is the Pantheon of unique lighting up, since the light from the top discharge, and the location as the Sun moves to change the angle of the light, giving people a sense of the sacred solemn, is well suited to the nature of religious architecture. In the Pantheon in our finding Raphael's Tomb. This peculiar to 37-year-old died, leaving countless treasures for our appreciation.

(Navona, fountain of four rivers and the sky weird birds swarm)

Navona (Piazza Navona) is located in Castel and the Pantheon, the distance is not too far away for fear of the Pantheon close, so I put it to the last visit.

The focus of the square is Bernini (Bernini) of four rivers Fountain (Fountain of the Rivees, 1651). When we arrived here, find a lot of people are going, we have also raised his head: do not know what bird circling in the sky of crowds, I saw the sky a bit dark, lots of horror. In the square of the South of the Moors Fountain (II Moro/the moor), Bernini's work.

(Constantine Arc de Triomphe and the Roman Colosseum)

The next day, the Sun early on the climb up the sky, and a cloudless weather.

First stop today is the Roman Colosseum. The Colosseum was built in the year 72 to 82 years by the Flavian Dynasty of the three emperors built, it's official name is Flavian Amphitheater. Its construction is the new dynastic families to improve their own position in the public and initiated a series of movement. The stone built by the Roman Colosseum (length 188 m; width 156 m; height 57 meters), is the largest ring Rome Colosseum, can hold approximately 5 million viewers. Seat in accordance with the social status and the professional status of arrangements in different layers: the Royal family have special balcony; the Senators sit at the same level of the "Doyenne seats", each seat is also engraved the names of their fathers; and then this is the top level of the samurai and civilians, a could only stand by stand, this is to place a minimum of society members. To position a high seat of stairs, leading to the gentle spacious high floor low grade staircase becomes steep narrow, class concept here is adequately reflected. The audience from the first layer of 80 Archway entrance into the Roman Colosseum, and another 160 exports around to every layer of the seat, the crowd so all levels can be rapid evacuation (it is said that only need 10 minutes can be empty).

The edge of a Amphitheater Constantine triumphal arch (Arco di Costantino) and the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum (Foro Romano).

For the past few days have seen the ruins (Collins ruins, ancient city of Ephesus and Pompeii), a little aesthetic fatigue, so only the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum turned.

(Rome wishing pool, Spain · bench and Marco Aoleliu Memorial pillar)

Rome has many large and small, make a vow that Roman Plaza pool (Fontana di Trevi) and Spain square (Piazza di Spagna) most of the people.

The wishing pond full of coins, save people a lot of desire. Of course there is a vote of coins of: vote for a will to come back to Rome; cast three will be careful, think divorce or a marriage, it is up to you. By Marco · aoleliu Memorial pillar (Colonna di Marco Aurelio) and the name of semi-final square (Piazza Colonna) from the wishing pool not far from Rome to commemorate the pole-mounted continuous relief is very interesting. Memorial pillar was built in the year 180 years, the original for the commemoration of the death of the Emperor Marcus just · Olle (Emperor Marcus Aurelius), emboss, depicts his armies defeated Germany. 1588, under Pope Hicks Matas v (Pope Sixtus V) requirements, the original on the roof of Marco · aoleliu statues into a Saint Paul (St. Paul) statue.

Rome the city two days is far from enough, we dropped a coin, hoping to come back to Rome!