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Rome Useful Information charge) are already included. However, rounding up on a cheque Time zone: GMT+1. From America or a taxi fare is always appreciated. EST +6, West Coast +9, CST +7 Useful words & phrases: Language: Italian Hello Ciao/ Salve Temperature: Throughout Goodbye Ciao December and January, the Arrivederci average temperature remains Please Per Favore constant at 46°F (8°C). Thank you Grazie Currency: the Euro (€). There are You’re welcome Prego 100 cents in a Euro. Yes Si Euro coins: 1€, 2€ No No Good morning Buongiorno Cent coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Good evening Buonasera Euro notes: 5€, 10€, 20€, 50€, Good night Buonanotte 100€, 200€, 500€ Pleased to meet you Piacere Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard How are you? Come va? and Maestro are all widely Excuse me Scusi accepted. Sorry Mi Dispiace Money: The easiest way of getting Do you speak money is from ATM machines. English? Parla Inglese? You’ll find ATMs at banks and I don’t understand Non Ho post offices all over Italy and Capito most of them have step-by-step How much is this? Quanto instructions in your choice of Costa? languages. ATMs nearly always Where is the toilet? Dov´ É Il have better rates than currency- Bagno? exchange offices and hotel reception desks. Where can I find...? Dove Posso Trovare...? Tipping: Tips are not expected Happy New Year Buon Anno in restaurants as servizio (service charge) and/or coperto (cover

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New Year’s Eve Capodanno/ with multiple voltages, then an Feste di San adapter is needed. Silvestro WI-FI is free in your hotel room and Clothes & Shoes: Coats, scarves, common in cafes and restaurants hats, gloves and warm jumpers throughout Italy, connection speeds are a good idea as December can vary. and January are cold months. Phone: In Rome, telephone Comfortable walking shoes are numbers generally come in essential as there will be a lot of the form of +39 6 000 000. To walking on cobbled streets. understand this, +39 is the country Electricity: Electrical sockets code for Italy, 6 is the city or area (outlets) in Italy supply electricity at code for Rome, and the rest is the between 220 and 240 volts AC. If local telephone number, which may you’re plugging in an appliance that vary in the number of digits. uses 220-240 volt electrical input, Shops: Shops in Italy typically or an appliance that is compatible open from 9.00am – 1.00pm and 3.30pm – 7.30pm, some of the larger shops are open all day. Some shops are also open on Sunday but smaller ones are closed, restaurants are open from 12.00pm – 2.30pm and 7.00pm – 11.00pm. Bank opening times: Banks are open Monday to Friday 8.30am – 1:30pm and then 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Very few are open on Saturdays and none on Sundays. Sightseeing: Italy is full of churches. Many of them contain significant works of art, but they are also places of worship, so be sure to dress appropriately. Shorts and sleeveless tops are not allowed

4 Your Rome NEW Year Itinerary in most churches. Carrying large APPS: Here are some useful apps backpacks around churches is you might like to use during your also not allowed, and nor is eating, time in Rome. drinking or talking on cell phones. Public toilets: Restaurants, fast Visit Rome food chains and cafes all have toilets, however many will require Triposo you to purchase something, such as a coffee or bottle of water, in order to use the toilet. Currency Exchange Attractions: To discover what Rome has to offer, visit our Google Translate bespoke Rome Google Map via the Rome website. The map highlights all of our favourite sites and plenty Duolingo of hidden gems for those who want the true Rome experience. Google Maps There are two categories to search, Attractions and Markets. The map can be found on the Rome Parade City Mapper website (romeparade.com) in the International Participants section. Unit Converter Food is very important in Italy. Each region has its own regional WC Rome specialties. Roman food is simple, based on fresh vegetables (especially artichokes), inexpensive cuts of meats and deep fried tasty appetizers such as zucchini blossoms filled with sharp pecorino cheese. Pasta is a staple in Rome with cacio e pepe being the Roman speciality.

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Saturday 28th December you will receive all of the information you need for your Depart from the USA to Rome. week in Rome. They will also show you where the nearest Sunday 29th December stores and ATM machines to 1.55pm/ 2.05pm On your your hotel are located. arrival in to Rome after clearing 7.00pm Dinner will be served immigration and customs you in a banqueting room in your will be met in the arrivals area hotel this evening. and transferred by coach to your hotel. On arrival at the 8.15pm Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser hotel your tour assistant will will present a 50 minute help with your check-in. inspirational leadership workshop. Your tour assistant will present an orientation meeting where

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Monday 30th December sculptures as well as into the Sistine Chapel to see A substantial buffet breakfast Michelangelo’s famous ceiling will be served each morning frescos before taking you into in a banqueting room in your St Peter’s Basilica where you hotel. This buffet will consist of will be able to view the holy hot and cold items including, burial place of Saint Peter. fruit, cereals, pastries, hams, cheeses, eggs and bacon as Lunch at leisure. well as coffee, fruit juices and 1.15pm Meet by the Obelisk water. in St Peter’s Square for your 7.00am Breakfast is served in Rome City Tour this afternoon. your hotel. 1.30pm Start a panoramic tour Load performance attire and of Rome. The coach portion of instruments onto your coaches the tour will be carried out on before departing this morning. coaches with English speaking guides and will include photo 8.30am Depart by coach from stops at the Circus Maximus your hotel and Baths of Caracalla. For 9.15am Take a guided the walking portion of the tour tour around Vatican City, a your guides will take you into sovereign city-state almost the centre of Rome to see the completely walled within the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon city of Rome, and governed and the Trevi Fountain. by the Pope. Your tour will 4.15pm The city tour will end take you into the Vatican at Via Luigi Petroselli where you Museum where you will have will meet your coaches to get the chance to see rooms and your instruments. A member of hallways elaborately decorated the production team will meet with marble, tapestries and

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you at Via Luigi Petroselli and 11.00am Start a guided tour of escort you to the church. the excavated site of Pompeii, destroyed by the huge eruption 4.30pm Rehearsal in Santa of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Maria in Portico Campitelli The tour will take you to the Church in preparation for the villas, baths and amphitheatre concert this evening. of this UNESCO World 5.30pm Walk to dinner. Heritage Site. 6.00pm Dinner at Le Terme del 1.30pm Lunch at the Hotel Colosseo Restaurant. Victoria in Pompeii. 7.30pm Walk back to the 3.30pm Depart by coach from Church. Pompeii to return to your hotel. 8.00pm Concert performance 7.00pm Dinner will be served at Santa Maria in Portico in a banqueting room in your Campitelli Church with Olivet hotel this evening. Nazarene University. 9.00pm A New Year’s Eve Return by coach to your hotel party with music and dancing after the concert. will be held in your hotel this evening. There will be a curfew Tuesday 31st December time of 1.00am. 6.45am Breakfast is served in Wednesday 1st January your hotel. Happy New Year! 8.00am Depart by coach from your hotel for Pompeii, the 9.00am Breakfast is served in most renowned archaeological your hotel. site in Europe, located at the 1.00pm Depart by coach base of Mount Vesuvius from your hotel to the Parade

8 Your Rome NEW Year Itinerary assembly area. Performers will 7.00pm Dinner will be served be shown to their assembly in a banqueting room in your point by members of the hotel this evening. Parade team and given a sack lunch. Supporters will be able Thursday 2nd January to have lunch in the restaurants and cafes along Via del Corso 7.30am Breakfast is served in before watching the parade. your hotel. 3.30pm THE ROME NEW Load your performance attire YEAR’S DAY PARADE and instruments onto your coach before departure. The Parade will start in Piazza del Popolo and follow a 1.5 8.55am Depart by coach from mile route through the street your hotel. complex known as ‘il tridente’ 9.40am Arrive at the – the trident – along the most Colosseum and start an audio famous streets which branch guided walking tour around the out from the piazza into the Colosseum using your personal heart of the city. The Parade MP4 player. The Colosseum will process along Via del was the largest amphitheatre Corso the most well-known built in the Roman Empire. shopping street in Rome before It was able to seat 50,000 reaching the world renowned spectators and gladiatorial Spanish Steps. The route contests,public spectacles, then continues along the 13th animal hunts, executions and century street Via Babuino re-enactments of famous before finishing back in Piazza battles were all held here. del Popolo. After touring the Colosseum At the end of the parade return continue on an audio guided by coach to your hotel. walking tour of the Roman

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Forum with the track ‘Roman Lunch at leisure. Rubble’. The walking tour will 3.30pm Meet your coaches take you all around the Forum at Via Luigi Petroselli. Transfer which used to be the centre by coach to Via Zanardelli. of the Roman City, past the Walk with your instruments Arch of Titus, The Temple of to the church, a member of Julius Caesar, the Basilica of Production staff will meet you Constantine and much more. at Via Zanardelli to escort you After visiting the Forum you to the church. might like to climb the Vittorio 4.30pm Rehearsal in the Sant’ Emanuele (otherwise known Andrea della Valle Church in as the wedding cake) next to preparation for the concert this the Forum. There are fabulous evening. views out over the Forum and Colosseum from here! 6.15pm Walk to dinner.

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6.45pm Dinner at Ristochicco. 6.30pm Depart by coach from your hotel for dinner. 8.00pm Walk back to the Church. 7.00pm Dinner at Dinner at Tanagra Caffé Concerto 8.30pm Concert performance Restaurant with opera singing at Sant’ Andre della Valle and audience participation! Church. After dinner, return by coach to Return by coach to your hotel the hotel. after the concert. Saturday 4th January Friday 3rd January Breakfast boxes have been 8.00am Breakfast is served in prepared for breakfast this your hotel. morning. 9.30am Depart by coach from 4.00am Depart by coach from your hotel. the hotel for Rome Fiumicino 10.00am/ 10.30am Visit Castel airport to check in for Iberia Sant’ Angelo, The Mausoleum flight IB3239 departing at of Emperor Hadrian located on 6.35am. the River Tiber. 5.00am Depart by coach Lunch at leisure. from the hotel for Rome Fiumicino airport to check in This afternoon has been left for Lufthansa flight LH243 free for independent shopping departing at 7.30am. and sightseeing. Have a safe journey home. 4.30pm Meet at Via Luigi Petroselli to return by coach to your hotel.

11 PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS – Rome Audio Walks PLEASE READ: 1 6 5

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Welcome to Rome and your personal audio guide 1. Press and hold for 3 seconds to 4. Press and hold to decrease power on or off. Press to Play or volume. Press and hold to package. These walks are just like the audio guides Pause tracks. increase volume. you use in museums and galleries, but out on the 2. Press for 1 second to select 5. Press Walk+ for 1 second to select street! Full of music and fascinating stories, they will previous track. Press for 1 second next walk. Press repeatedly to cycle unlock the secrets of the city around you. Have fun! to select next track. through walk selection. 3. To return to the beginning of the 6. Use headphone socket to recharge It’s easy – just use these maps, and the audio directions you’ll hear at track you are listening to, press with cable supplied. Lights stop the beginning of each track, to guide you to the next stop. Unexpected for one second, followed by for fl ashing when fully charged. closures or obstructions can occur – simply use your map to go past one second. them. Look out for traffi c. Always pause your player when walking, and above all, enjoy exploring one of the most amazing cities in the world. These audio-tours are undertaken entirely at your own risk. London Sights Ltd. is not responsible for your personal safety, or any damage or losses suff ered whilst doing any of its audio-tours. The digital audio contents of this player are the sole intellectual property of London Sights Ltd. and it is strictly forbidden to reproduce, perform, transfer, distribute or store any of the elements in any form whatsoever without the prior permission of London Sights Ltd. All information on the audio-tour is to the best of our knowledge correct at the time of recording. However unexpected route closures and alterations can occur which are beyond our control. London Sights Ltd does not accept any liability for any changes or 12 events which occur after the recording of the audio-tours. London Sights Ltd. © 2019

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Welcome to Rome and your personal audio guide 1. Press and hold for 3 seconds to 4. Press and hold to decrease power on or off. Press to Play or volume. Press and hold to package. These walks are just like the audio guides Pause tracks. increase volume. you use in museums and galleries, but out on the 2. Press for 1 second to select 5. Press Walk+ for 1 second to select street! Full of music and fascinating stories, they will previous track. Press for 1 second next walk. Press repeatedly to cycle unlock the secrets of the city around you. Have fun! to select next track. through walk selection. 3. To return to the beginning of the 6. Use headphone socket to recharge It’s easy – just use these maps, and the audio directions you’ll hear at track you are listening to, press with cable supplied. Lights stop the beginning of each track, to guide you to the next stop. Unexpected for one second, followed by for fl ashing when fully charged. closures or obstructions can occur – simply use your map to go past one second. them. Look out for traffi c. Always pause your player when walking, and above all, enjoy exploring one of the most amazing cities in the world. These audio-tours are undertaken entirely at your own risk. London Sights Ltd. is not responsible for your personal safety, or any damage or losses suff ered whilst doing any of its audio-tours. The digital audio contents of this player are the sole intellectual property of London Sights Ltd. and it is strictly forbidden to reproduce, perform, transfer, distribute or store any of the elements in any form whatsoever without the prior permission of London Sights Ltd. All information on the audio-tour is to the best of our knowledge correct at the time of recording. However unexpected route closures and alterations can occur which are beyond our control. London Sights Ltd does not accept any liability for any changes or events which occur after the recording of the audio-tours. London Sights Ltd. © 2019 13

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Piazza Navona 1 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION We call this Rome Revealed,ESSENTIAL because INFORMATION 6. Sant Egidio. Fontana dei Fiumi that’s what we do on this walk! It’s time Directions: Cross the road using the to dig a little deeper, to discover some crossing on your right and walk down the START POINT of Rome’s amazing hiddenSTART secrets, POINT to street in the far left corner of the square. 1 The entre of come face to face withalle the real de Rome! ervantes Once there, walk down a street called Vicolo iaa avona De Cinque on your right until you reach a 1. Piazza Navona. little junction. Take the second exit to find Piazza di END POINT END POINT Corso VittorioS. Pantaleo Emanuele II Directions to start: You should be standing a church in an open square. Stop by the Tiber sland n uerta del Sol Via della in the centre of Piazza Navona by the church. Cuccagna white fronted church called Sant’ Agnese WALK TIME in Agone, and next to theWALK elegant TIME fountain 7. Santa Maria. Appro 2 hours called Fontana dei Fiumi.Appro 90 minutes Directions: Face the church of Sant Egidio. Via dei Baullari Turn left. Walk to the far end of this pretty 2 2 Corso Vittorio Emanuele l Via dei Baullari square and go left into a bigger square. Mercato di 2. Campo de’ Fiori. Campo de’ Fiori 3 Directions: Leave the square at the end Make for the fountain in the middle. and walk down Via della Cuccagna to Corso Piazza Farnese Vittorio Emanuele II. Cross at crossing when 8. Santa Crisogono. 4 safe. Walk down Via de Baullari to reach Directions: Stand with your back to the Via dei Farnesi Via dei Giubbonari Campo de Fiori. Stand by statue of hooded church. Look across the square to find a man on plinth. street called Via della Lungaretta. Walk 4 Via Giulia 3 along it until you almost come to a big busy 3. Farnese Palace. road. On your right you’ll see a plain church Directions: Stand in front of the scowling with a grey door. Go through the grey door. Via Arenula statue. Over your right shoulder there’s Via dei Pettinari a narrow street leaving the square. Walk 9. Tiber Island. down that street. Stop in the next square in Directions: Face the busy road. Cross it

5 5 Piazza Benedetto Cairoli front of the palace. using the crossing. Continue away from Ponte Sisto 9 the busy road, down Via della Lungaretta, Via Benedetta Lungotevere De Cenci 4. Michelangelo’s Bridge. to the end of the block to a pretty square. Directions: Face the palace. Walk down Find steps on your left. Go up them, cross

Ponte Fabricio the street that runs down the right hand side the road at the crossing and take the bridge 9 of the palace. Turn left at the end to find a onto the Tiber island. See you by the

Vicolo De Cinque small bridge. Stop by the little bridge. pharmacy. 6 Via della Pelliccia Piazza di Lungotevere degli Alberteschi Isola Tiberina Sant’Egidio 7 5. Ponte Sisto Bridge. Piazza di Sant’Egido 7 Via della Lungaretta Ponte Cestio Directions: Walk under the little bridge, all Piazza Di Via della Lungaretta the way to the end of the block. Santa Maria 8 Then cross the busy road on your right Santa Crisogono using the crossing and lights, and cross the bridge in front of you. Stop on the far side.

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Ponte Fabricio the street that runs down the right hand side the road at the crossing and take the bridge 9 of the palace. Turn left at the end to find a onto the Tiber island. See you by the

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Welcome to the largest amphitheatre, crucifi x on the other side. Can you see it? ENTRANCE 1 on earth. In front of you stands the You should end up by an information pillar might of ancient Rome, written in stone; saying Colosseum Substructures, and by the legacy of the largest empire the a headphone symbol on the wall indicating 4 4 world had ever seen. 2 – don’t worry that’s a different audio guide 1 number. We’re at stop 3. Check your map How to use audio guides in the Colosseum: for exact locations. Pause your players and Always keep your eyes and ears open. press play when you’re there. Look out for steps and for uneven fl oors. Never listen to the audio while going up or 4. The Valley of the Colosseum. down the stairs – they’re steep and uneven Directions: Follow the trail round until and you need to concentrate. Use the you can leave the auditorium by going Stairs handrails provided. left where you see a sign saying Stairs To 5 Level 1. Then having turned left here, walk 1. Introduction. ahead to the railings where you’ll be looking Listen to this before you enter the over to the Forum and the Palatine Hill. Colosseum then navigate the entrance procedure through the airport scanners and 5. Gladiators. 5 ticket barriers all the way to the far end of Directions: There are some steep steps 3 the Colosseum near to the elevator where to negotiate. Use the handrails and you will fi nd some steep stone stairs. concentrate. 6 EXIT 3 2. The Colosseum – why? Ok, turn with your back to the temples.

6 Directions Part 1: So brace yourselves Look for the bookshop on your left. To the for a hefty stair climb. When you get to the right of it, you’ll see signs for Uscita (Exit) top of the stairs, walk into the main area of and you’ll see the stairs. Go down them, the Colosseum and turn left. After 50 feet talking great care. At the bottom, turn left there’s a viewing area on your right. Go in and left again past some stone fragments there. The whole Colosseum will be laid out to fi nd yourself walking ahead into the before you. Now pause those players and arena. You’ll be walking the same route the get climbing those stairs! gladiators walked when they entered the arena. Walk as far ahead as you can get. Part 2: When directed on the commentary, Stop there. keep the arena on your right and walk a 2 short distance until you get to the railings 6. Your life in their hands. on your right. Stop there, where you can Directions: take the ramp out to your right, see everything. and follow the arena round, keeping it on Stairs your left until you come to a viewing area. 3. The Colosseum – how? Look across the arena to a large crucifi x on Directions: Walk on round keeping the the far side. arena on your right. Walk until you’re 2 2 about half way round the arena and you’re looking directly across the Colosseum at a 16

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10 EXIT Circus Maximus THIS WALK STARTS AT THE ARCH OF TITUS. Please follow signs to the 3 Arch and press ‘Play’ to start the audio guide when there. Ticket O ce & WC

Via del Fori Imperiali For over a thousand years, Rome ruled the known world, and the heart 10 Temple of Romulus of that vast empire was right here before you, the Forum. This was their 1 Palatine Hill market place, their banking centre and the home of their law courts. 21 1 2 They came here to hear passionate speakers, and to watch victorious 3 321 generals show off their looted treasures. You’re1 about to walk in the 432 footsteps of Julius Caesar through the very21 centre of the Roman Empire. 543 2 34 1 1 The Arch of Titus 65 The Umbilicus 43 forum 21 765 4 1 56 2 32 The Basilica of Maxentius 87 The Arch of Septimius Severus 5 21 67 43 98 1 6 32 78 Via di San Gregorio 54 The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina 109 The Basilica Julia 2 7 43 89 65 1110 Colosseo 3 8 54 109 76 The Temple of Julius Caesar 1211 The Temple of Castor and Pollux 4 9 765 1011 1 8 1312 5 10 76 The Rostra 1112 The House of the Vestal Virgins 98 1413 6 18 87 1211 109 1413 7 98 1312 1110 14 8 109 1413 Rome 2019-20 booklet v2 PRINT.indd 7-8 1211 02/12/2019 21:03 9 1110 14 1312 10 1211 1413 11 141312 12 1413 1413 14 Roman Rubble - The Forum

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10 EXIT Circus Maximus THIS WALK STARTS AT THE ARCH OF TITUS. Please follow signs to the 3 Arch and press ‘Play’ to start the audio guide when there. Ticket O ce & WC

Via del Fori Imperiali For over a thousand years, Rome ruled the known world, and the heart 10 Temple of Romulus of that vast empire was right here before you, the Forum. This was their 1 Palatine Hill market place, their banking centre and the home of their law courts. 21 1 2 They came here to hear passionate speakers, and to watch victorious 3 321 generals show off their looted treasures. You’re1 about to walk in the 432 footsteps of Julius Caesar through the very21 centre of the Roman Empire. 543 2 34 1 1 The Arch of Titus 65 The Umbilicus 43 forum 21 765 4 1 56 2 32 The Basilica of Maxentius 87 The Arch of Septimius Severus 5 21 67 43 98 1 6 32 78 Via di San Gregorio 54 The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina 109 The Basilica Julia 2 7 43 89 65 1110 Colosseo 3 8 54 109 76 The Temple of Julius Caesar 1211 The Temple of Castor and Pollux 4 9 765 1011 1 8 1312 5 10 76 The Rostra 1112 The House of the Vestal Virgins 98 1413 6 87 1211 19 109 1413 7 98 1312 1110 14 8 109 1413 Rome 2019-20 booklet v2 PRINT.indd 7-8 1211 02/12/2019 21:03 9 1110 14 1312 10 1211 1413 11 141312 12 1413 1413 14 Bonus Tracks

1 Castel St Angelo. 1 2 On the bridge in front of the Castel. 3 LungotevereVia di Panico Tor di Nona 4

Via Paola 15 26 Bocca della Verita. 37 By the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. 84 195 5 1026 Via di San Marco Via dei Fori Imperiali 1137 Circus Maximus. 1248 On the hill overlooking the Circus. 13159 141026 117 3 Via del Teatro Marcello 1248 Palatine Hill. 13591 Outside the Palatine Museum on the hill. 101462 4 Via di San Teodoro 1173 Via della Greca2 1284 1395 Victor Emmanuel Piazzale Ugo La MalfaVia del Cerchi 3 Monument. 10146 These Bonus Tracks are

On steps at front. Via di San Gregorio not part of a structured 117 tour, they are for you to 128 enjoy at your leisure.

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1 Castel St Angelo. 1 2 On the bridge in front of the Castel. 3 LungotevereVia di Panico Tor di Nona 4

On steps at front. Via di San Gregorio not part of a structured 117 tour, they are for you to 128 enjoy at your leisure.

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1. The Last Judgement 2. God dividing Light from Darkness 3. God separates the Waters from the Land 4. The Creation of Adam 5. The Creation of Eve 7 6. Original Sin 7. The Deluge

4 The Sistine Chapel – an overview 3 Welcome to the Sistine Chapel. You’re standing surrounded by what is The Ceiling. arguably the greatest artwork in the whole world. It took Michelangelo Now, to make sure that we are just four years to paint that ceiling. Look at it – just four years, between all facing the same direction, 1508 and 1512. 2 this guide begins with the painting on the far wall, the Before he started any work on it, the ceiling was just painted in blue with a few Altar Wall, and it’s called The glinting stars. Now look at it! Last Judgement. After that we People think that Michelangelo painted on his back up there, but he actually will work our way back along created a vast scaffolding that curved like the ceiling. He stood up there the ceiling of the chapel getting bending backwards, painting over his head. It caused permanent damage to a better look at those breath- his vision. taking panels above us. Just use this guide – to guide you! When he was asked to paint the chapel he thought it was a trap, a task set up 1 by his enemies to make him fail, and he told the Pope who commissioned him Face the end wall, that he’d prefer not to do it. Luckily for us he changed his mind! the Altar Wall.

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1. The Last Judgement 2. God dividing Light from Darkness 3. God separates the Waters from the Land 4. The Creation of Adam 5. The Creation of Eve 7 6. Original Sin 7. The Deluge

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1 The Last Judgement. the ceiling towards the altar wall end, life just yet? One question has been Sistine Secrets! Painted by Michelangelo almost twenty knowing that his technique for painting asked – if Adam was created by God, Give your neck a rest for a moment years after he’d painted the ceiling, this would improve as he progressed – why has he got a navel? He didn’t and look to the side walls here. Pope gruesome scene announces the end and he wanted the start of the story, have a mother, so presumably he Sisto commissioned painters like of the world. It’s time for the souls of showing God and the creation, to be didn’t have an umbilical cord? Botticelli to paint them. On one side the very best that he could. I think he’s the living and the dead to be Judged by Sistine Secrets! there’s the story of Moses and on the surpassed himself! other the story of Christ. These are Christ. He is the fi gure in the top centre Look back to the Last Judgment for some of the fi nest frescos in the world with the bright light behind him. a moment. When it was fi nished, the 3 God separates the Waters - and that was before Michelangelo At the bottom on the left men and local council insisted that the nudity from the Land turned up and painted the ceiling. women rise from the dead, as Angels had gone too far! It had to be cleaned Here you can see God, again with his take them up to Heaven. up. So an artist called da Volterra was fl owing beard and outstretched hands, 7 The Deluge On the lower right side, angels are hired to paint underwear on the more looking down as he creates the earth Well this is Noah’s fl ood. The water throwing the wicked men down to Hell, obvious nudes – and he became and the seas. It’s been said that he of the fl oods represents the cleansing where a big Devil drives them off a boat, known for the rest of his life as Il simplicity of this panel suggests the of the world of sinners. The Ark and other devils pull them down into the Braghettone – Mr Big Pants! perfect world God had almost created saves those who seek safety in it, inferno - the fi res of hell. just before he created man, and he 5 The Creation of Eve while those attached to their worldly Sistine Secrets! possessions are lost in the fl oods. certainly seems to be looking down at Here God has fi nally come down to Some say that Michelangelo hasn’t Look by Christ’s left foot for Saint his work, like a last check, before the earth and is standing, beckoning to really depicted these catastrophic Bartholomew, kneeling on a cloud. He next step. Eve. Look at Eve, she’s emerging events –but looking at the desperate is holding his own skin - look closely Sistine Secrets! from the sleeping fi gure of Adam. struggle people are making for the at the skin - that’s Michelangelo’s face She’s actually coming out of him. Nobody had seen God portrayed like shore, fi gures falling out the boats, the hidden there between the two arms. And of course, that’s what’s being this before – with his long beard and strong winds and dangerous looking suggested here – that from the rib of a 2 fl owing hair, this was Michelangelo’s waters – I think he’s got it right. God dividing Light sleeping Adam, God has created Eve. from Darkness. version – and it’s stayed with us ever since. Before this painting of God, he Sistine Secrets! Look at the way the fi gures are viewed 6 was usually depicted as a hand coming Original Sin Look up at those decorative nude as if from below – this is the fi rst time down out the clouds! This story is one that many of us are men all along the ceiling. Can you Michelangelo painted fi gures this way familiar with – the serpent tempting see they’re depicted with acorns? In – there’s thought to be a similarity in 4 The Creation of Adam Eve to try an apple, and the minute fact there are lots of acorns up there. the way the artist is reaching up and This has to be one of the most famous she does, both she and Adam Why? The Pope who commissioned creating the ceiling, and the way God images in the world. On the left can you are thrown out of the Garden of Michelangelo to paint the ceiling is reaching into the clouds and creating see Adam on his back, with one arm on Eden. Michelangelo shows us both had acorns in his family crest, night and day. the ground and the other arm stretched moments. The fi gures have been and his family name was Rovere Sistine Secrets! out? On the right, God, surrounded painted larger so that we can see then which means Oak in Italian. This is The way Michelangelo planned this by several fi gures, extends his hand from this far away – Eve is over six Michelangelo’s way of acknowledging ceiling is fascinating – he was really a towards Adam’s and their fi ngers almost feet tall in this panel! Notice how they his patron. sculptor not an artist, so he started his touch. Adam looks very relaxed, don’t change in appearance once banished painting at the end of the story, with you think? And God looks animated – – from bright to a slightly duller look, Noah, and worked his way back along maybe God hasn’t actually given Adam with Eve now hunched and looking 24 frightened.

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St Peter’s Basilica is the most important was falling down, and the leader of the Roman Catholic church in the world, and church back then, Pope Julius II, laid the it’s a place nearly all visitors to Rome first stone of a new basilica which then want to visit – and when they do, it took more than 100 years to build – and 10 doesn’t disappoint. It surrounds the visitor you’re now standing in that church. Today on all sides with sumptuous decoration, there are over 100 tombs in here. 1 breathtaking detail on a colossal One amazing detail to point out before scale, and a truly vast dome designed you start – none of the paintings you see by the legendary artist and sculptor, here are actually paintings – unbelievable Michelangelo. isn’t it? They are in fact mosaics made up So look around you for a moment and just of thousands of tiny glass tiles, so small in breathe in the importance and the beauty some cases that they appear to be paint. KEY of this place. Just thought I’d mention it! Why is it here at all? This was the There is a lot to see here, as you can see! 1. Chapel of the Pietà 6. The Dome of St Peter’s site of the tomb of St Peter, a hugely So I have selected some rather amazing 2. The Chapel of the Blessed 7. The Throne of St Peter in Glory significant place to the Christian church, things in here that I think will interest Sacrament and a shrine was built over it in the 2nd you, things that you would never see 8. Monument to Pope Alexander VII century. Then, the first basilica here was anywhere else on the planet. 3. The Statue of St Peter 9. The Altar of the Crucifixion ordered by the Emperor Constantine and Look at your map of the basilica, look 4. The Papal Altar completed around AD 349. By the time where you’re going, and use this guide – 10. The Tomb of Maria Clementina we get to the 16th century, that basilica to guide you! 5. The Baldacchino Sobieski 26

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Rome 2019-20 booklet v2 PRINT.indd 17-18 02/12/2019 21:03 St Peter’s Basilica 1 4 7 1 Chapel of the Pietà 4 The Papal Altar 7 The Throne of St Peter very close to the actual site where the crucifixion took place – you’re This beautiful famous marble sculpture The Papal altar beneath the huge in Glory standing on the edge of an ancient has had a troubled history – she lost bronze canopy, lies directly over the Look closely at the throne. You’ll see Roman race track. And this graphic four fingers in the 1700s when she tomb of St Peter. The Pope is the only it’s a bronze piece decorated in gold. picture in front of you, of St Peter, was being moved. They were repaired. person allowed to celebrate Mass at Hidden within it is the relic of the is actually a mosaic– it’s made up Then in 1972, a geologist attacked this altar. It was carved from a giant wooden throne that was supposed to of thousands of pieces of coloured the statue with a geologist’s hammer. block of Greek marble. It lies over an be used by St Peter himself. Popes glass and painstakingly applied until it Yelling “I am Jesus Christ,” he took older altar, which in turn lies over an have used the chair over centuries, creates the illusion of a painting. Mary’s arm completely off from the even older one. And here too is the and it was gradually damaged by elbow down, chipped a chunk out of crypt where St Peter is buried. use, and by people cutting bits off it 10 The Tomb of Maria her nose and damaged one of her to keep as relics. Finally it was placed 10 5 Clementina Sobieski eyelids. Since its restoration from the 5 The Baldacchino within the chair you see in front of you, attack, the Pietà has been housed in This was made by the sculptor designed by that master of the basilica Many people have heard about this case of bulletproof acrylic glass. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, known as the Bernini in about 1650. Bonnie Prince Charlie – well this ‘Shakespeare of sculpture’. Look at Catholic woman was his mother. She 2 2 The Chapel of the Blessed the spiral columns. You’ll find them 8 Monument to Pope married into British royalty at a time Sacrament decorated with bees – they’re from 8 Alexander VII when Catholics were forbidden to hold the throne of England, so she and A sign reads “Only those who wish to the family crest of Pope Urban VIII This was the last work by the her husband had to leave Britain and pray may enter here” and that sums who asked Bernini to make this celebrated genius Bernini, and what sought refuge here in Rome, where up the purpose of this special place. astonishing work – the biggest bronze a fabulous piece of work it is. That’s the Pope at the time recognised It’s often filled with the scent of flowers structure in the world at almost 100 the Pope at the back, sitting amongst them as Catholic monarchs of Britain. and incense, and it houses Bernini’s, feet tall. You’ll find this family crest the figures of Truth, Justice, Charity Despite having an unhappy marriage, The Tabernacle. Created in gold plated on the marble plinths which support and Prudence. Charity is in the she was buried here with a full state bronze it stands in front of the only the whole structure. The family crests foreground with a child in her arms. To funeral and here she lies, looking painting in the entire basilica, which also contain sets of keys, can you the right of her is Truth whose foot is down at her husband and three sons. shows the Holy Trinity. find them? They’re the keys to the on a globe. Look carefully and you’ll Kingdom of Heaven. see her foot is directly over England. 3 3 The Statue of St Peter Why? Because Pope Alexander had 6 The Dome of St Peter’s For hundreds of years, Catholic 6 struggled to supress the Anglican pilgrims have journeyed here from Look up. This dome was designed by church in England and he wanted his around the world to see and to the world-renowned artist and sculptor struggle depicted on his tomb. One touch this 5th Century statue. They Michelangelo, although it wasn’t other Pope objected to the nudity of traditionally touch and kiss his foot finished in his lifetime. It has served Truth and the bare breasts of Charity – Can you see how worn away it’s as a model for other famous domes – so Bernini was forced to dress them! become? His other foot still has toes around the world, including the dome but this one has been worn smooth by of the United States Capitol building 9 The Altar of the Crucifixion in Washington. Just look at the shape, centuries of pilgrims who pray to him to 9 It is said that St Peter was crucified open the Kingdom of Heaven for them the symmetry of the dome as a whole, upside down in the middle of giant in case they should die on their way and there’s something very calming race track in ancient Rome called home after being here. about it that Michelangelo’s stunning Nero’s Circus. It’s now widely believed design achieves all on its own. It takes that this altar you’re standing by is 28 your breath away.

Rome 2019-20 booklet v2 PRINT.indd 19-20 02/12/2019 21:03 68 5 St Peter’s Basilica 1 4 7 1 Chapel of the Pietà 4 The Papal Altar 7 The Throne of St Peter very close to the actual site where the crucifixion took place – you’re This beautiful famous marble sculpture The Papal altar beneath the huge in Glory standing on the edge of an ancient has had a troubled history – she lost bronze canopy, lies directly over the Look closely at the throne. You’ll see Roman race track. And this graphic four fingers in the 1700s when she tomb of St Peter. The Pope is the only it’s a bronze piece decorated in gold. picture in front of you, of St Peter, was being moved. They were repaired. person allowed to celebrate Mass at Hidden within it is the relic of the is actually a mosaic– it’s made up Then in 1972, a geologist attacked this altar. It was carved from a giant wooden throne that was supposed to of thousands of pieces of coloured the statue with a geologist’s hammer. block of Greek marble. It lies over an be used by St Peter himself. Popes glass and painstakingly applied until it Yelling “I am Jesus Christ,” he took older altar, which in turn lies over an have used the chair over centuries, creates the illusion of a painting. Mary’s arm completely off from the even older one. And here too is the and it was gradually damaged by elbow down, chipped a chunk out of crypt where St Peter is buried. use, and by people cutting bits off it 10 The Tomb of Maria her nose and damaged one of her to keep as relics. Finally it was placed 10 5 Clementina Sobieski eyelids. Since its restoration from the 5 The Baldacchino within the chair you see in front of you, attack, the Pietà has been housed in This was made by the sculptor designed by that master of the basilica Many people have heard about this case of bulletproof acrylic glass. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, known as the Bernini in about 1650. Bonnie Prince Charlie – well this ‘Shakespeare of sculpture’. Look at Catholic woman was his mother. She 2 2 The Chapel of the Blessed the spiral columns. You’ll find them 8 Monument to Pope married into British royalty at a time Sacrament decorated with bees – they’re from 8 Alexander VII when Catholics were forbidden to hold the throne of England, so she and A sign reads “Only those who wish to the family crest of Pope Urban VIII This was the last work by the her husband had to leave Britain and pray may enter here” and that sums who asked Bernini to make this celebrated genius Bernini, and what sought refuge here in Rome, where up the purpose of this special place. astonishing work – the biggest bronze a fabulous piece of work it is. That’s the Pope at the time recognised It’s often filled with the scent of flowers structure in the world at almost 100 the Pope at the back, sitting amongst them as Catholic monarchs of Britain. and incense, and it houses Bernini’s, feet tall. You’ll find this family crest the figures of Truth, Justice, Charity Despite having an unhappy marriage, The Tabernacle. Created in gold plated on the marble plinths which support and Prudence. Charity is in the she was buried here with a full state bronze it stands in front of the only the whole structure. The family crests foreground with a child in her arms. To funeral and here she lies, looking painting in the entire basilica, which also contain sets of keys, can you the right of her is Truth whose foot is down at her husband and three sons. shows the Holy Trinity. find them? They’re the keys to the on a globe. Look carefully and you’ll Kingdom of Heaven. see her foot is directly over England. 3 3 The Statue of St Peter Why? Because Pope Alexander had 6 The Dome of St Peter’s For hundreds of years, Catholic 6 struggled to supress the Anglican pilgrims have journeyed here from Look up. This dome was designed by church in England and he wanted his around the world to see and to the world-renowned artist and sculptor struggle depicted on his tomb. One touch this 5th Century statue. They Michelangelo, although it wasn’t other Pope objected to the nudity of traditionally touch and kiss his foot finished in his lifetime. It has served Truth and the bare breasts of Charity – Can you see how worn away it’s as a model for other famous domes – so Bernini was forced to dress them! become? His other foot still has toes around the world, including the dome but this one has been worn smooth by of the United States Capitol building 9 The Altar of the Crucifixion in Washington. Just look at the shape, centuries of pilgrims who pray to him to 9 It is said that St Peter was crucified open the Kingdom of Heaven for them the symmetry of the dome as a whole, upside down in the middle of giant in case they should die on their way and there’s something very calming race track in ancient Rome called home after being here. about it that Michelangelo’s stunning Nero’s Circus. It’s now widely believed design achieves all on its own. It takes that this altar you’re standing by is your breath away. 29

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