05 539248 Ch03.Qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 78

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

05 539248 Ch03.Qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 78 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 78 diver s 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 79 sions3 Rome has the most generous supply of artistic, architectural, and archaeological attractions of any place in the world. 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 80 80 That generosity, however, can be pretty overwhelming for first- time visitors. We’re the first to trumpet the virtues of all of Rome’s ruins, churches, museums, fountains, and palaces (see our superlative-heavy descriptions below), but don’t feel you have to get to all of them. You won’t have the time—or the energy—anyway. Non basta una vita (a lifetime is not enough), it has been said more than once, to see Rome. So, instead of overdoing it with the sightseeing (and spending more time around tourists than locals), pick and choose from our list of sights below, and take time out for aimless wandering, people- watching, and cafe-sitting. What the locals refer to as la dolce far niente (the sweet doing of nothing)—not racing from the Colosseum to St. Peter’s and back—is what the Roman experi- ence is all about. And most likely, that cafe you’ve chosen to sit at is in the shadow of a masterpiece of Western art anyway. Getting Your Bearings All roads lead to Rome—and then, they lead to confusion. Unlike Paris, Rome is not a planned city but rather a winding mass of cobbled streets and narrow alleys, grimy thoroughfares and traffic circles. Piazza Venezia, the most central of these INTRODUCTION traffic circles, is where five busy roads converge, causing a lane- less snarl of intertwining traffic and unclear right-of-way rules that understandably intimidate the newcomer. The main archi- tectural feature here, the locally despised Vittoriano, makes a good point of reference for dazed and confused tourists—once you’re here, you’re pretty close to everything on your sightseeing DIVERSIONS list. Just south of it is the heart of Ancient Rome, from the Capitoline Hill to the archaeological areas of the Roman Forum, Palatine, and Imperial Forums. At the end of umbrella pine–lined Via dei Fori Imperiali is the Colosseum, beyond which rises quiet Celio Hill, with its rustic churches, and the cathedral of San Giovanni in Laterano. Tourist-thronged sights like the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps lie north and northeast of Piazza Venezia, while Termini Station is about 1.6km (1 mile) due east. Northwest and west of Piazza Venezia is the Centro Storico, including the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori, and Ghetto areas. Occupying the zone within the river Tiber’s slightly C-shaped bend, the Centro Storico is home to some of the city’s greatest pedestrian squares, scads of churches and fountains, and tons of hip restaurants and bars. Rome also has a dirty, largely unnoticed river—the Tiber—which snakes 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 81 81 its way through the city from north to south, separating the Centro Storico from the picturesque Trastevere (“across the Tiber”; pronounced tras-teh-veh-reh) neighborhood, Vatican City to the west, and the tony Prati district to the north. On a slope to the east of the Spanish Steps, tree-lined Via Veneto is luxury hotel central, but apart from the Crypt of the Capuchin Monks, there’s little reason to visit this La Dolce Vita street, unless you enjoy sipping overpriced cups of cappuccino at cheesy, glass-enclosed sidewalk cafes. Via Veneto today is over- run with American and German tourists who, in their search for Marcello Mastroianni types, stumble upon the Hard Rock Cafe—and each other—instead. Spreading out from the top of Via Veneto, the Villa Borghese park is a handy “green lung” when all that sightsee- ing gets to be too much. The Quirinale and Esquiline areas south and east of here form “uptown” Rome, whose main streets (Via Barberini, Via Nazionale, and Via Cavour) feature a con- glomeration of government buildings, tacky tourist shops, and smog-stained hotels and apartment houses. Farther afield, the Aventine Hill and Testaccio areas lie to the south of the Centro Storico and are overlooked by most tourists. Precisely for that reason, we highly recommend a trip down here, as you’ll INTRODUCTION be rewarded by quiet, leafy luxury on the Aventine, and a slice of real Roman life in Testaccio—all at a safe distance from the tourist hordes. EUR (Esposizione Universale di Roma; pro- nounced ay-yur) is about 8.05km (5 miles) south of central Rome, at the tail end of Metro Line B. EUR was Mussolini’s grand project to show off “La Terza Roma” (the Third Rome, DIVERSIONS after that of the emperors and of the popes), and it’s full of cold, imposing Fascist architecture. It’s kind of an island unto itself, not a part of town you’d wander into—it’s only accessed by highway-type boulevards—but it is the home of a large sports/entertainment arena (see “Entertainment” chapter) and a couple of good museums. Finally, the only tourist sight that isn’t walkable from the centro is the Appian Way (Via Appia Antica), the southbound queen of Roman roads and home of the catacombs. Note: Beware of fly-by-night “tour guides” at the main tourist areas who pose as “architecture students”—these young Americans, Australians, and Brits are operating illegally and often haven’t a clue what they’re talking about. For truly infor- mative, entertaining walking tours of Rome’s top sights, contact Enjoy Rome (tel 06/4451843; www.enjoyrome.com). 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 82 82 For a map of Rome neighborhoods, go to p. 4, following the “Introduction” chapter. Getting Around Rome’s graffiti-tagged Metropolitana subway (Metro for short) consists of two lines, A and B, which intersect at Termini Station, on the northeast side of the city center. Having only two lines, the Metro is easy to use and will get you close to many of the major sights, although it skirts the most character- istic parts of the city (Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Campo de’ Fiori), where ancient ruins beneath street level were too dense for city authorities to deal with when they built the Metro in the 1980s. In the future—as in, when pigs fly—they might dig tunnels right through this archaeological mother lode to create Metro Line C, with underground stations showcasing the ruins behind glass panels, a la the Athens subway system. If you’re pressed for time or are claustrophobic, avoid rid- ing the Metro in the early evening, when it seems every gel- coiffed Roman youth is heading to the Spanish Steps. Rome’s bus system is quite reliable, and traveling aboveground will give you the chance to sightsee while getting around. One of the INTRODUCTION most useful lines for tourists—but definitely not the most scenic—is the 40 Express (Termini–Via Nazionale–Piazza Venezia–Largo Argentina–Castel Sant’Angelo and back the same way). Bus 64 does the same route, making many more stops, but it is always packed with pickpockets and pervs and best avoided altogether. Note: Bus stops, trains, and train plat- DIVERSIONS forms in general are the gypsies’ favorite haunts, so always keep an eye—and a hand—on your bags. (For more on public trans- port, see “Hotlines & Other Basics.”) To help you get your bearings, see the Rome Metro map on the inside back cover of this guide. Discounts, Passes, and Reservations You can actually see every major sight in Rome—except the Sistine Chapel—for free. But if you start to get a hankering for entering monuments and museums, it gets pricey—tickets at most admission-charging sites range from 4€ to 8€. Almost all student discounts are reserved for E.U. citizens, but U.S. stu- dents can try their luck with ticket booth staff, who might bend the rules if they like you and no supervisors are around. State- owned sites usually have reduced rates for children and seniors. A number of sites run by the Archaeological Superintendent also offer joint tickets for other related attractions—20€ gets 05 539248 Ch03.qxd 10/24/03 10:26 AM Page 83 83 you a 7-day pass to the Colosseum, the Palatine, the Baths of Caracalla, the Appian Way’s Tomb of Cecilia Metella and Villa of the Quintili, and the four buildings that make up the Museo Nazionale Romano. If you’re really lucky, you’ll visit Rome dur- ing Settimana dei Beni Culturali (Cultural Heritage Week), when admission to all publicly owned museums is free. This annual event is usually scheduled for early May; check ahead. To visit the Galleria Borghese or the Domus Aurea (Nero’s Palace), you’ll need to make reservations. It’s a good idea to take care of this as far in advance as you can, but as long as you’re not a big group, you can almost always get away with booking just 2 or 3 days ahead of time. The Lowdown Must-sees for first-time visitors... Few modern Romans have actually been inside the Colosseum—and what’s the point, really, now that the gladiators and wild animals are gone? In any case, tourists besiege the 1,900- year-old Flavian Amphitheater all day, taking cheesy pho- tos with the self-described centurioni (locals dressed up in THE LOWDOWN a faintly gladiator-ish ensemble of plastic bristle-crested helmets, tin cuirasses, and red socks).
Recommended publications
  • History of the Franciscan Movement
    HISTORY OF THE FRANCISCAN MOVEMENT Volume 2 FROM THE YEAR 1517 TO THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL On-line course in Franciscan History at Washington Theological Union Washington DC By Noel Muscat OFM Jerusalem 2008 History of the Franciscan Movement. Volume 2: From 1517 to the Second Vatican Council Chapter 10 NEW REFORMS AND NEW DIVISIONS: THE BIRTH OF THE CAPUCHINS AND REFORMS WITHIN THE OBSERVANCE The friars “of the Holy Gospel” The Order of Friars Minor of the Regular Observance, after the union of all the reformed families in 1517, became a powerful religious family dedicated mainly to apostolic missions. A minority of friars, however, continued to insist upon living a simpler Franciscan life in the hermitages. Besides the Amadeiti and Coletani, there were other congregations which preferred eremitical life, like the Clareni and the friars “of the Holy Gospel” or Capuciati. This last religious family was one which the Bulla Ite vos of Leo X (1517) had not managed to integrate within the Order of the Friars Minor of the Regular Observance. They were born, as we have already seen, with the initiative of Juan de la Puebla, who had made an experience of Franciscan life in the Umbrian hermitages of central Italy, and then had returned to Spain, founding a congregation of friars who lived the literal observance of the Rule in the hermitages. Among his followers there was Juan de Guadalupe, who in 1508 obtained the approval of the Province “of the Holy Gospel”.1 The negative reaction of the Spanish Observants, who persecuted the new religious family, compelled the brothers of the Custody of Estremadura to place themselves under the obedience of the Conventuals in 1515, and thus became to be known by the name of “Reformed Conventuals”.2 They wore a short tunic with a pyramidal hood, and hence also the name Capuciati.
    [Show full text]
  • Bernini Breaking Barriers – Sensuality Sculpted in Stone
    Bernini Breaking Barriers – Sensuality Sculpted in Stone Sandra Mifsud Bonnici [email protected] Abstract This paper will attempt to demonstrate that with his virtuosity, the Baroque sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini managed to challenge the barriers which the medium he worked with, namely stone (marble) offered, to produce dynamic, lifelike and realistic works that also managed to express a previously unknown element in sculpture, that of sensuality. It will try to highlight how the spiritual and physical could come together in his works. The first masterpiece that will be focused upon will be the portrait bust of Bernini’s lover Costanza Piccolomini, a private work Bernini sculpted when he was thirty-nine years of age, chosen to represent the passion and worldly love that he felt for this woman. By way of contrast, the second masterpiece studied in this paper is the figure of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, one of his last works, chosen to represent Bernini’s concept of the culmination of spiritual love that also incorporated a sensual element. The third and final masterpiece is the ecstasy of St. Teresa of Avila found in the Cornaro Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, considered by many as his greatest work, as an example of how mysticism also has a sensual element to it. Keywords: Baroque sculpture, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, sensuality, Costanza Piccolomini, Ludovica Albertoni, St Teresa d’Avila. No one can deny that Gian Lorenzo Bernini had the extraordinary technical skill and expertise to sculpt anything that he visualised or saw. The numerous works of art that he continued to create into his maturity and almost up to his death are evidence of this.
    [Show full text]
  • Rome Informational Booklet UCLA
    WHAT STUDENTS EXPERIENTIAL ARE SAYING LEARNING ROME TRAVEL STUDY: ROMAN HISTORY ZEHRA ABBAS History and Gender Studies & CLASSICS “As a history major, it was essential to do this study abroad trip, because it contextualized the things I had learned in my classes. It's di$erent to read about the Colosseum, but it's even better to actualy visualize the Colosseum.” GARRETT KAHRE Mechanical Engineering “My favorite part of this program is how the history seems to jump out at you. I remember one day towards the beginning of the program where! we literaly ran into the Pantheon. I mean how do you accidentaly run into one of the most famous Explore the city of Rome and History can quiet the polarizing subject. architectural buildings in the world!” learn about its ancient history and It’s one thing to read of centuries past in a monuments this summer.! textbook, an another to live among the ! city where it all took place.! FRANKLIN Study the politics and culture of SPENCER Rome from its earliest foundations African American on the Palatine hill to the triumph Studies INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE of the new religion of Christianity, “I joined the Rome Study program because I plan on being FROM A STUDENT’S and the subsequent collapse of an PERSPECTIVE? a professor, and what a better way to get experience than empire almost 1200 years later.! Visit RomeTravelStudy.blogspot.com seeing the ancient ruins for yourself! This way I could explain a history lecture fom my own perspective.” for more information and tips! COURSE CREDITS PROGRAM FEATURES In this program, Rome is your actual classroom.
    [Show full text]
  • The Spirit of Rome, by Vernon Lee 1
    The Spirit of Rome, by Vernon Lee 1 The Spirit of Rome, by Vernon Lee The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Spirit of Rome, by Vernon Lee This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Spirit of Rome Author: Vernon Lee Release Date: January 22, 2009 [EBook #27873] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 The Spirit of Rome, by Vernon Lee 2 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SPIRIT OF ROME *** Produced by Delphine Lettau & the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries. THE SPIRIT OF ROME BY VERNON LEE. CONTENTS. Explanatory and Apologetic I. First Return to Rome II. A Pontifical Mass at the Sixtine Chapel III. Second Return to Rome IV. Ara Coeli V. Villa Cæsia VI. The Pantheon VII. By the Cemetery SPRING 1895. I. Villa Livia II. Colonna Gallery III. San Saba IV. S. Paolo Fuori V. Pineta Torlonia SPRING 1897. I. Return at Midnight II. Villa Madama III. From Valmontone to Olevano IV. From Olevano to Subiaco V. Acqua Marcia VI. The Sacra Speco VII. The Valley of the Anio VIII. Vicovaro IX. Tor Pignattara X. Villa Adriana XI. S. Lorenzo Fuori XII. On the Alban Hills XIII. Maundy Thursday XIV. Good Friday XV.
    [Show full text]
  • Metro De Roma Y Trenes Metropolitanos
    Metro de Roma y trenes metropolitanos www.audioguiaroma.com Aurelia Límite de la tarifa urbana 3 líneas de Metro 3 líneas de Suburbanas 8 líneas regionales (Trenitalia) Conexión estaciones Lín. A Funcionan como extensiones del Funcionan como todos los trenes, con Conexión trenes nacionales Lín. B y B-1 Metro y se utiliza el mismo billete horarios exactos. Dentro del tramo urbano emplean el mismo billete que el Metro: Lín. C Roma-Viterbo FL 1 Orte - Tiburtina - Termini - Fiumicino En construcción Roma-Giardinetti FL 2 Tivoli - Tiburtina Roma-Lido FL 3 Viterbo - Tiburtina FL 4 Frascati, Albano, Velletri - Termini FL 5 Civitavecchia - Termini Viterbo ROMA FL 6 Frosinone - Termini VITERBO Orte Viterbo Fara Sabina-M. Piana Bella di M. FL 1 FL 7 Latina - Termini FL 3 Sacrofano Montebello Monterotondo... FL 8 Nettuno - Termini La Giustiniana LEONARDO Servicio directo: EXPRESS Prima Porta Fiumicino Aeroporto - Termini Bracciano La Celsa Vigna di Valle Labaro Settebagni Anguillara Centro Rai Cesano Fidene M C Olgiata Saxa Rubra Nuevo Salario La Storta / Formello Grottarossa La Giustiniana Due Ponti M B1 Ipogeo degli Ottavi Tor di Quinto Jonio M D Ottavia Monte Antenne San Filippo Neri Campi Sportivi Conca d’Oro Monte Mario Acqua Acetosa Libia Nomentana Gemelli Balduina Euclide S. Agnese Tiburtina Rebibbia M B Appiano / Proba Petronia Annibaliano Ponte Mammolo Valle Aurelia Flaminio QuintilianiMonti PietralataTiburtini Battistini Cipro Ottaviano S.PietroLepanto Piazza del Popolo S.Maria del Soccorso Mus.Vaticanos M A Bologna Risorgimento Baldo Spagna Policlinico Cornelia Termini degli UbaldiValle Aurelia S. Pietro Barberini Castro Pretorio Aurelia Prenestina Serenissima Palm.Togliatti Tor SapienzaLa Rustica CittàLa RusticaSalone UIR Ponte diLunghezza Nona San Pietro Chiesa Repubblica Tivoli Civitavecchia Laziali Nuova FL 2 FL 5 Venezia Cavour S.Bibiana Colosseo Porta Maggiore Vittorio Ponte CasilinoLodi PignetoMalatesta Sonnino Emanuele Teano Quattro Venti Manzoni S.Elena Gardenie Villini Circo Mirti Massimo Alessi Nievo S.
    [Show full text]
  • Calendar of Roman Events
    Introduction Steve Worboys and I began this calendar in 1980 or 1981 when we discovered that the exact dates of many events survive from Roman antiquity, the most famous being the ides of March murder of Caesar. Flipping through a few books on Roman history revealed a handful of dates, and we believed that to fill every day of the year would certainly be impossible. From 1981 until 1989 I kept the calendar, adding dates as I ran across them. In 1989 I typed the list into the computer and we began again to plunder books and journals for dates, this time recording sources. Since then I have worked and reworked the Calendar, revising old entries and adding many, many more. The Roman Calendar The calendar was reformed twice, once by Caesar in 46 BC and later by Augustus in 8 BC. Each of these reforms is described in A. K. Michels’ book The Calendar of the Roman Republic. In an ordinary pre-Julian year, the number of days in each month was as follows: 29 January 31 May 29 September 28 February 29 June 31 October 31 March 31 Quintilis (July) 29 November 29 April 29 Sextilis (August) 29 December. The Romans did not number the days of the months consecutively. They reckoned backwards from three fixed points: The kalends, the nones, and the ides. The kalends is the first day of the month. For months with 31 days the nones fall on the 7th and the ides the 15th. For other months the nones fall on the 5th and the ides on the 13th.
    [Show full text]
  • The Power of Images in the Age of Mussolini
    University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations 2013 The Power of Images in the Age of Mussolini Valentina Follo University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations Part of the History Commons, and the History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons Recommended Citation Follo, Valentina, "The Power of Images in the Age of Mussolini" (2013). Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 858. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/858 This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/858 For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Power of Images in the Age of Mussolini Abstract The year 1937 marked the bimillenary of the birth of Augustus. With characteristic pomp and vigor, Benito Mussolini undertook numerous initiatives keyed to the occasion, including the opening of the Mostra Augustea della Romanità , the restoration of the Ara Pacis , and the reconstruction of Piazza Augusto Imperatore. New excavation campaigns were inaugurated at Augustan sites throughout the peninsula, while the state issued a series of commemorative stamps and medallions focused on ancient Rome. In the same year, Mussolini inaugurated an impressive square named Forum Imperii, situated within the Foro Mussolini - known today as the Foro Italico, in celebration of the first anniversary of his Ethiopian conquest. The Forum Imperii's decorative program included large-scale black and white figural mosaics flanked by rows of marble blocks; each of these featured inscriptions boasting about key events in the regime's history. This work examines the iconography of the Forum Imperii's mosaic decorative program and situates these visual statements into a broader discourse that encompasses the panorama of images that circulated in abundance throughout Italy and its colonies.
    [Show full text]
  • March 2019 March Tel
    Leonardo da Vinci Vinci da Leonardo Marzo 2019 BEST “Animals are the example of the life of the world” the of life the of example the are “Animals 26 AIRPORT WORLD'S MOST 2018 IMPROVED AIRPORT santacecilia.it stadiodomiziano.com priscillailmusical.it santacecilia.it | adr.it | santacecilia.it Tel. (+39) 06 80242501 06 (+39) Tel. Tel. (+39) 06 68805311 06 (+39) Tel. 80687231 06 (+39) Tel. stay in FCO airport more pleasing and enjoyable. enjoyable. and pleasing more airport FCO in stay and cultural entertainment making passengers’ passengers’ making entertainment cultural and “Archeo Lab”. Lab”. “Archeo West”. March, 7 to 31. to 7 March, West”. Every Friday. Friday. Every level performances, with an exceptional musical musical exceptional an with performances, level Monsters”, “Prehistoric Man”, “Dinosaur Show”, Show”, “Dinosaur Man”, “Prehistoric Monsters”, as “I Will Survive”; “Finally”; “It’s Raining Men” and “Go “Go and Men” Raining “It’s “Finally”; Survive”; Will “I as the Orchestra and Choir of Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Cecilia. Santa di Accademia of Choir and Orchestra the di Santa Cecilia keeps on organizing unique high high unique organizing on keeps Cecilia Santa di historic narrations. On schedule “T-Rex Lab”, “Sea “Sea Lab”, “T-Rex schedule On narrations. historic timeless soundtrack including 25 international hits hits international 25 including soundtrack timeless and pieces off the symphonic repertoire performed by by performed repertoire symphonic the off pieces and operation between ADR and Accademia Nazionale Nazionale Accademia and ADR between operation means of archaeological surveys, art laboratories, laboratories, art surveys, archaeological of means mance with over 500 magnificent costumes and a a and costumes magnificent 500 over with mance glass of excellent wine, to know more about the arias arias the about more know to wine, excellent of glass - co The volo.
    [Show full text]
  • Sitiaderenticostobiglietti201710
    Please note: fees refer to the ordinary price of the museums; during cultural events and exhibitions, the price of tickets m ay vary. Always check, at the time of your visit, the fee of the museum you wish to visit on the official website, in order to verify if there is an extra charge due to a temporary exhibition. These fees include the Tourism Tax, where applicable. single ticket / Full rat e Reduced rate ROMA PASS - MUSEUMS / SITES OF INTEREST combined ticket 2017 2017 Accademia Nazionale di San Luca single ticket free free Musei Capitolini single ticket € 11,50 € 9,50 Centrale Montemartini single ticket € 7,50 € 6,50 Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori single ticket € 11,50 € 9,50 Museo Napoleonico single ticket free free Museo di Roma - Palazzo Braschi single ticket € 9,50 € 7,50 Museo di Roma in Trastevere single ticket € 6,00 € 5,00 MACRO Museo d'Arte Contemporanea single ticket € 7,50 € 5,50 MACRO Testaccio single ticket € 6,00 € 5,00 MACRO Museo d'Arte Contemporanea + Macro Testaccio combined ticket € 10,00 € 9,00 Museo di Casal de’ Pazzi single ticket free free Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco single ticket free free Musei di Villa Torlonia - Casina delle Civette single ticket € 6,00 € 5,00 Musei di Villa Torlonia - Casino Nobile single ticket € 7,50 € 6,50 Musei di Villa Torlonia - Casina delle Civette + Casino Nobile combined ticket € 9,50 € 7,50 Museo Pietro Canonica a Villa Borghese single ticket free free Museo della Civiltà Romana (CLOSED) single ticket € 8,50 € 6,50 Planetario e Museo Astronomico (CLOSED) single
    [Show full text]
  • The Spolia Churches of Rome
    The Spolia Churches of Rome Recycling Antiquity in the Middle Ages ISBN: 9788771242102 (pb) by Maria Fabricius Hansen PRICE: DESCRIPTION: $29.95 (pb) A particularly robust approach to Rome's antique past was taken in the Middle Ages, spanning from the Late Antiquity in the fourth century, until roughly the thirteenth century AD. The Spolia Churches PUBLICATION DATE: of Rome looks at how the church-builders treated the architecture of ancient Rome like a quarry full 30 June 2015 (pb) of prefabricated material and examines the cultural, economic and political structure of the church and how this influenced the building's design. It is this trend of putting old buildings to new uses BINDING: which presents an array of different forms of architecture and design within modern day Rome. Paperback This book is both an introduction to the spolia churches of medieval Rome, and a guide to eleven selected churches. SIZE: 4 x8 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Recycling Antiquity Introduction Historical background Spolia in the Early Christian basilica PAGES: Principles for the distribution of spolia Building on the past Materials and meaning Old and new side 255 by side Selected spolia churches The Lateran Baptistery Sant'Agnese San Clemente Santa Costanza San Giorgio in Velabro San Lorenzo fuori le Mura Santa Maria in Cosmedin Santa Maria in ILLUSTRATIONS: Trastevere San Nicola in Carcere Santa Sabina Santo Stefano Rotondo Practical Information Other 120 illus. noteworthy spolia churches Timeline Popes Glossary Materials Bibliography Index PUBLISHER: CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: Aarhus University Press Maria Fabricius Hansen is an art historian and associate professor at the University of Copenhagen.
    [Show full text]
  • Cbc Conservazione Beni Culturali
    MANUFATTI LAPIDEI E MOSAICI CBC CONSERVAZIONE BENI CULTURALI La Cooperativa CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali si è costituita nel 1977 tra restauratori provenienti dai corsi dell'Istituto Centrale del Restauro. E' attualmente formata da diciotto soci, il cui curriculum di studio è consultabile su questo sito. Opera sia per Enti pubblici (Soprintendenze regionali, Comuni, Musei Civici, etc.), che per privati, anche come strutture od Enti, sia in Italia che all’estero. Nel seguente curriculum si dà conto dettagliatamente dell'attività svolta nel settore specifico, suddivisa e ordinata per anno di esecuzione. Presso la sua sede laboratorio sono consultabili le documentazioni sia scritte che fotografiche dei lavori svolti, di cui è stata consegnata copia ai committenti; alcuni lavori sono inoltre stati oggetto di approfondimento e pubblicazione. Contatti Sede legale e laboratorio in Laboratorio in Via dei Priori, 84 Viale Manzoni, 26 - 00185 Roma 06123 Perugia Tel: 06-70.49.52.82 fax: 06-77.200.500 Tel: 075-57.31.532 Mail: [email protected] Mail: [email protected] Sito: www.cbccoop.it FB: @cbccoop Dati Amministrativi Codice Fiscale e numero d’iscrizione al Registro delle Imprese di Roma: N. 02681720583 P.IVA: N. 01101321006 – R.E.A. di Roma: N. 413625 del 12.03.1977 Albo Provinciale delle Imprese Artigiane: N. 133916 del 05.06.1980 Albo delle Società Cooperative al n. A125967 del 23/03/2005 Attestazione di qualificazione alla esecuzione dei lavori pubblici n. 8971/58/01 rilasciata dalla ITALSOA SpA per la Categoria OS2A Classifica IV. MANUFATTI LAPIDEI E MOSAICI 2018 – 2017 Roma, Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Fonte Gian Lorenzo Bernini: basamento in pietra del busto di Urbano VIII Galleria Borghese 2017 Palazzo dei SS.
    [Show full text]
  • Spaziosport Luglio/Settembre 2014 Numero 30 Anno VIII
    IL CONI PER GLI IMPIANTI SPORTIVI Rivista trimestrale di architettura per lo sport di Coni Servizi CONI FOR SPORT FACILITIES Quarterly review of sport architecture of Coni Servizi Luglio/Settembre2014 | Numero 30 | Anno VIII July/September 2014 | Number 30 | Year VIII Autorizzazione del Tribunale di Roma n. 486 del 13.12.2006 - ISSN 1125-12568 STORIA DEL CONI E DELLO SPORT HISTORY OF CONI AND SPORT Editore/Publisher Coni Servizi S.p.A. Largo Lauro De Bosis, 15 - 00135 Roma Tel. 06 3685 1 100 anni di storia del CONI per costruire il futuro 8 [email protected] 100 years of CONI history to build the future www.impiantisportivi.coni.it di Giovanni Malagò - Presidente del CONI/CONI President Direttore/Senior Editor Roberto Fabbricini Agenda Olimpica 2020 del CIO 10 IOC Olympic Agenda 2020 Direttore responsabile/Editor in Chief Michele Uva di Thomas Bach - Presidente del CIO/IOC President Manager di progetto/Project Manager Luigi Ludovici Lo sport nell’Italia che cambia 12 Sport in a changing Italy Coordinamento/Coordination Enrico Carbone di Graziano Delrio - Sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Undersecretary of Council of Ministers Segreteria/Secretariat Anna Maria Ponci Giulio Onesti padre nobile del CONI Progetto grafico e impaginazione/Graphic project and 14 making-up Giulio Onesti, CONI noble father Giuseppe Giampaolo di Franco Carraro - Membro del CIO/IOC Member Traduzioni/Translation MTC S.r.l. 100 anni della Bandiera Olimpica 16 Stampa/Printing 100 years of the Olympic Flag Tipografia Facciotti di Mario Pescante
    [Show full text]