Rome, A Beautiful City

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Rome, A Beautiful City

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Rome

Everyone must be familiar with the word "Rome". The mind will drift to a town known for its dazzling beauty when I heard these words. Through the media, so many people are already familiar with the city of Rome, although not yet've been there.

There are 3 places in Rome that the much-loved rating:

Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain is a very beautiful work of art that is the design of local architect, Nicola Salvi. Pietro finish in 1762. Neptune, the God of the Sea, flanked by two Tritons are the famous mythical figures portrayed by the Trevi Fountain. Trevi Fountain are very famous all over the world with a height of 26.3 meters with a width of 49.15 meters and is often used as a backdrop to the big screen.

Initially, the location of the Trevi Fountain is the location of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. The Roman soldiers who must be helped by a woman with guiding them to a spring in the year 19 BC (According to local legend). Through tunnels along the 22 miles into the city of Rome, the place was used as a source of water. In order to honor the women who have helped the Roman soldiers Tunnel is named Aqua Virgo. Trevi mean 3 the road, as the intersection of three streets occupied by the fountain.

Colosseum

Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty which this spectacular pass Ampitheater in 72 AD, and was completed in 80 AD by his son named Titus. Around the Colosseum could accommodate 50,000 people, in its heyday, by fellow gladiators used as an arena and fight against wild animals. According to the story, a celebration was held for 100 days and about 900 wild animals sacrificed for its inauguration.

The height of this magnificent stadium is 48 meters with a length of 188 meters and a width of up to 156 meters and has an area of 2.5 hectares. The arena was covered by sand and made of wood. And used to disguise the smell of blood splashes or droplets of blood or beast fighters are injured or killed then the building is made of wood and covered with sand arena. There are 80 entrances, damage caused by fire in some parts now been patched with marble stone. This stage yellow shades because local residents lit candles and neon lights at night. This is done as a sign of that happening against the death penalty worldwide. One of the seven wonders of the world is the colosseum.

Tower of Pisa

Throughout the city of Rome and even Italy, having been included in the list of seven wonders of the world then this place menajadi most famous tourist attractions. With over three stages, the tower of Pisa built for more than 300 years old with a height of 55.86 meters, has a width ranging from 4:09 meters and weighs 14,500 tons and consists of 8 floors.

The purpose of this tower was built as the church bells in the cathedral of Pisa, there are seven bells in it. There are 296 stairs on the south side and the north side there are 294 steps. Due to its foundations built on unstable ground that the tower be skewed since the construction of the 2nd floor. One in the list of world heritage sites since 1987 is the tower of Pisa.