Italy travel notes (2)-Vatican, Florence

Exquisite Vatican

Rome on the Northwest corner of the block heights, high ground "attached" to the world's smallest country Vatican City, Vatican City's residents are members of the clergy, members of the clergy in only a few women.

Instead of saying that the Vatican is a national, but rather more like a territory of large companies.

In addition to its own citizens, but also employ many Romans as clergy. Countries have no customs, from Rome went into the castle to the Vatican's homeland. The history of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church has a very loose, but had the great dictator Mussolini period, the Vatican finally became a sovereign State, this number is very thought provoking.

Entered St. Peter's Church on Sunday afternoon.

The Pope was doing mass, then the scope for tourists to visit some restrictions. We unconsciously softly, many people are quietly listen to the Pope's propaganda. High roof feel self little, Church murals, sculptures and more adds something sacred and quiet. In the Church bought postcards, but unfortunately is only on Sunday morning to cover here at the post office to the postmark.

Church of St. Peter square is design by Bernini, spent 11 years and was finally completed in 1667, combines the best of all times.

Square around a semi-circular corridor there are 4 columns total 284 root more Lee on movable cylinder, cylinder above is 140 Saints like. Central is a year for 40 years from Egypt shipment on huge cylindrical, 25.5 meters high, weighs 320 tons. It is said that Saint Peter and the disciples of Jesus were hanging here in inverted cross. They are placed on the square chairs, imagine thousands of people to sit with the blessing of the Pope accepted what scenes.

In the Vatican only stay more than three hours, so sorry to rub shoulders with the Vatican Museum.

Florence: prefer to call it Firenze roller printed

Florence Firenze roller printed versions began Xu Zhimo, this translation is more poetic and color, but also for the ancient city have a more artistic temperament.

Here is the cradle of Renaissance Italy, the European literature on Monte. Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael ... Are melted after solidification in ancient city of a brick and stone sculpture of a draw, then the world many art lovers pilgrimage like tracing, worship.

Located in the old town square is South-East of Michelangelo is worth a go.

To the artist named for his sculpture "David" stands in the Plaza Central, copies of the sculpture is now. It is said that: a giant marble that material was man-made damage, no one dares to use its carving. Stone so idle nearly half a century, until the ability to recognize Michelangelo, superlative craftsmanship, Golden Pearl like writing a "David". Artists depicting the hero in the moment before a battle: head slightly to the left, two-eyes staring the enemy, clasping shoulders of sfendoni, right hand nature of hanging on Boxing, appearance of calm more lights out inner sporty and sense of urgency. Head and arm are deliberately exaggerated scale to more shows the power of work. A full of vitality and win convictions of people had finally been solidified into health and beauty incarnate. Plaza is situated in a hill, panoramic view to the ancient city, flashing light with all the the city of Arnaud River in two, flowers, Notre Dame Cathedral dome protrude from the city. Just in case some people on here to shoot the marriage license, to add a branch of the ancient city of cordial and holiness.

A rough Stone Road, like all Firenze roller printed as tourists, we walked through the narrow guxiang, Cathedral of our Lady of the flowers.

Turned the Yi Xiang, knife axe cut like a huge building process: in the face. Outline regular geometry, let the Church looks calm and rational. And pink, nonglv, milk white three-coloured granite veneer is the Renaissance style of color, to interpret the most elegant and freedom. Go into the Church, the most famous is imitating Roman pantheon Dome, this is the genius architect Brune Brunelleschi absolutely da. It is said that he did not draw a sketch, without any calculation, even without its built-in knowledge of scaffolding, as if they were completely with mental and spatial imagination started. Michelangelo has a saying: "I can build more tall Dome, but making a more elegant". Top stories of the Bible in art, complete is a beautiful face, charming, elegant gesture. Waltz of the Notre Dame Cathedral and Bell Tower Picciotto, octagonal San Giovanni baptism Church on the square with the layout, variegated and nature, magnificent.

1345 year built Vecchio bridge is often called the old bridge.

People walk by the River, watching it became a bridge in the eyes of the landscape. Bridge on both sides of the shop is also a place where tourists prefer to visit. Enjoy King man xixi, shopper rangrang, several Blacks on the bridge of the spamming to imitated by the name of the package, one of Florence's Riverside. Only sigh is for artistic tendencies of Firenze roller printed a wire of secular.

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(Vatican)

(David)

(Flowers, Notre Dame Cathedral)

(A church Dome)