Lets get started with Italy - Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Pisa, Sienna and Venice =)
Rome, Italy
Colosseum or Roman Coliseum
(Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo)
A great representative of Roman Architecture and Roman Engineering
It is an amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports, concerts, rallies, or theatrical performances.
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum
Florence, Italy
-Duomo-
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy, begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th century Gothic Revival facade by Emilio De Fabris.
The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral
Pisa, Italy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.
Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction. The tower currently leans to the southwest.
The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side.
Number of steps to the top: 296
AND, History session:
Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two cannon balls of different masses from the tower to demonstrate that their speed of descent was independent of their mass. However, this is considered an apocryphal tale, its only source being Galileo's secretary.
During World War II, the Allies discovered that the Nazis were using it as an observation post. A U.S. Army sergeant was briefly entrusted with the fate of the tower and his decision not to call in an artillery strike saved the tower from destruction.
In 1987, the tower was declared as part of the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the neighbouring cathedral, baptistery and cemetery.
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa
Venice, Italy
Venice (Italian: Venezia / Venetian: Venesia),
capital of the northern region Veneto.
Together with Padua, forms the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area.
Most famous for its waterways and Gondola! =)
Così i miei amici, più a venire!
(So my friends, more to come!)
Stay tuned =)
Stay tuned =)
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