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The interior of the chapel consists of a single long nave (13 mtrs x 40 mtrs)
surmounted by a flattened barrel vault with spandrels
and a lunette above each of the twelve arched windows
Still today, the Sistine Chapel houses the conclaves of Cardinals that elect the Pope
The Full View of the Sistine Chapel
The Ceiling
God creates Adam…
Pieta is the greatest work of Michelangelo’s early years (1499). The blessed Virgin, portrayed as
a young girl, holds in her arms and contemplates the body of her Son, taken down from the Cross.
The work conveys a feeling of profound calm, filled with sorrow and drama
Mary up close (The same Pieta)
The immense dome (136 mtrs high) is designed by Michelangelo, at the age of 81, when he was
the architect Incharge of building the Vatican Basilica. When he died it was completed upto the drum.
The work was finished by Giacomo della Porta.
More Vatican Museum
At one stage, I even wondered if I would get into the Museum at all!
This is the long queue behind me. The Entrance to the Vatican Museum.
Queue ahead of me was even longer. This is where you had the Sistine and all!
It took two-and-a-half hours to get in Eventually I got in just in time to get a glimpse
No different from Tirupati back home! and get out to catch my flight back ☺
The wait & the walk were worth it, as you see the
magnificent sculptures all around…
… and halls full of marble work
… and breathtaking ceilings & dome interiors
Paintings along the walkways
And on the Door Arches
You will believe the lively colours and 3-D effects
only when you see them
I walked into this hall, and thought
I was already in the Sistine Chapel
There was some Modern Art too
And surprisingly, I saw just one painting on stained glass
Rest of Rome
We all used the proverb “Rome wasn’t built in a day” many a time;
I realised that you can’t even see all its highlights in a day!
All I had was a half day! Here is a glimpse of what I saw
St Peter’s
The centre of the Roman Catholic faith, St Peter’s draws pilgrims from all over the world
St Paul’s, next only to St Peter’s
The Landmark Trevi Fountain
The fountain is filled with coins! Apparently the belief is that you will definitely return to
Rome once more in your lifetime if you throw a coin into this fountain
And the well-known Colosseum
Built in the 1st Century AD, this amphitheatre held animal and gladiator shows for
entertaining the emperors and common people. Gladiators had to fight each other to death!
The Magnificent Circus Maximus
What was once ancient Rome’s largest stadium (remember the Chariot races in Ben-Hur),
is today little more than a long grassy esplanade
Pantheon, the Roman Temple of All Gods
Remodeled in 1653 by another famous Roman Architect Bernini, who designed the Sea God
Fontana della Barcaccia
Constructed in the shape of a leaking boat, this is one of the oldest fountains in Rome
The Spanish Steps
The steps are a popular place to sit, write post cards, flirt, busk or just watch the passers-by
Mussolini’s Balcony
Palazzo Venezia is one of the first renaissance buildings in Rome (15th Century)
In the fascist era, Mussolini used it as his headquarters and addressed crowds from the central balcony
The First Bridge on the Tiber River
Young lovers put these locks; they believe they will stay together for life
This is only one of such many lock hangers on this bridge
And then there are some odd sights,
you may find anywhere…
You can reflect perfectly, only when you are still
Standing tall, is a matter of relativity
Nature is an audience, even when the game is not on
…Or a few even ones too,
that you don’t find everywhere
Thanks…
…are due to my knowledgeable Driver in Rome, Angeliano