1. Ponte Vecchio (Florence) also known as “The Old Bridge” is a medieval bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy. This bridge has shops that are built on it. Initially the shops were mostly comprised of butchers, but now the inhabitants of the shops are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. It is known as Europe’s oldest wholly-stoned, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge.
2. Duomo (Florence). Duomo in a generic Italian term for a cathedral church. This is the Florence Cathedral, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. It began being built in 1296 in the Gothic style design. The structure was completed with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1436. The church in faced with polychrome marble panels int various shades of green and pink.
3. Colosseum (Florence) originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. The largest ever built. This structure started being built in 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD. This theatre is capable of seating 50, 000 people.
4. The Pantheon (Rome) is known as “the temple to all the gods of ancient Rome.” There are many gods thatare placed around this structure. The term pantheon was given to any building that illustrated the dead are honoured or buried. The building is circular and has three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns, and is covered by a large concrete dome.
5. Trevi Fountain (Rome) is a fountain in the Trevi Rione in Rome, Italy. This fountain stands 25.9 meterstall and 19.8 meters wide. This is the largest Baroque fountain in the city, and one of the most famous in the world. The source of the water used comes from an aqua duct some 13 km away.
6) The Roman Forum is a small, rectangular plaza surrounded by the ruins of ancient government buildings at the center of the city. It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphial processions and elections, venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches, and nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. Located in the small valley between the Palatine, and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments.
The 7) The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world. It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. In Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter. Construction of the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on April 18, 1506 and was completed on November 18, 1626. It is associated with the papacy, with the Counter-reformation and with numerous artists, most significantly Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as the greatest building of its age.
8) St. Peter’s Square is the paved area that lies before the Basilica. It was redesigned from 1665-1667 under the direction of Pope Alexander XII for the purpose of giving the greatest number of people ability to see the pope while he gave his blessing. An obelisk marks the center, and it is surrounded by the Vatican Palace. The obelisk in the square is the only obelisk that has not been toppled since Ancient Roman times.
9) The Parthenon is a temple in the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their protector. Its construction began in 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC, although decorations of the Parthenon continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.
10) The Temple Of Athena Nike. Nike means "victory" in Greek, and Athena was worshiped in this form, as goddess of victory in war, on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Her temple was the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis, compensated by its prominent position on a steep bastion at the south west corner of the Acropolis to the right of the entrance. The Temple of Athena Nike was an expression of Athens' ambition to be the leading Greek city state in the Peloponnese. The sheer walls of its bastion were protected on the north, west, and south by a parapet, the famed "Nike Parapet", named for its frieze of Nikai celebrating victory and sacrificing to their patroness, Athena.
1) Thank You - Grazie
2) Excuse me – (sorry) Scusi OR Permesso (when moving through crowds)
3) I'm sorry - Mi Scusi!
4) Please – Per Favore
5) You're welcome - Lei è Benvenuto
6) Do you speak English? – Parla Inglese?
7) I speak English. - Parlo degli inglesi
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1. Ponte Vecchio (Florence) also known as “The Old Bridge” is a medieval bridge over the
Arno River in Florence, Italy. This bridge has shops that are built on it. Initially
the shops were mostly comprised of butchers, but now the inhabitants of the
shops are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. It is known as Europe’s oldest
wholly-stoned, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge.
2. Duomo (Florence). Duomo in a generic Italian term
for a cathedral church. This is the Florence Cathedral, Basilica di Santa Maria
del Fiore. It began being built in 1296 in the Gothic style design. The structure
was completed with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1436. The
church in faced with polychrome marble panels int various shades of green and
pink.
3. Colosseum (Florence) originally the Flavian
Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. The
largest ever built. This structure started being built in 72 AD under the
emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD. This theatre is capable of
seating 50, 000 people.
4. The Pantheon (Rome) is known as “the temple to all the gods of ancient Rome.” There are many gods thatare placed around this structure. The term pantheon was given to any building
that illustrated the dead are honoured or buried. The building is circular and has
three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns, and is covered by a large
concrete dome.
5. Trevi Fountain (Rome) is a fountain in the Trevi Rione in Rome, Italy. This fountain stands 25.9 meterstall and 19.8 meters wide. This is the largest Baroque fountain in the city,
and one of the most famous in the world. The source of the water used comes
from an aqua duct some 13 km away.
6) The Roman Forum is a small, rectangular plaza surrounded by the ruins of ancient government buildings at the center of the city. It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphial processions and elections, venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches, and nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. Located in the small valley between the Palatine, and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments.
The 7) The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world. It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. In Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter. Construction of the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on April 18, 1506 and was completed on November 18, 1626. It is associated with the papacy, with the Counter-reformation and with numerous artists, most significantly Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as the greatest building of its age.
8) St. Peter’s Square is the paved area that lies before the Basilica. It was redesigned from 1665-1667 under the direction of Pope Alexander XII for the purpose of giving the greatest number of people ability to see the pope while he gave his blessing. An obelisk marks the center, and it is surrounded by the Vatican Palace. The obelisk in the square is the only obelisk that has not been toppled since Ancient Roman times.
9) The Parthenon is a temple in the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their protector. Its construction began in 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC, although decorations of the Parthenon continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.
10) The Temple Of Athena Nike. Nike means "victory" in Greek, and Athena was worshiped in this form, as goddess of victory in war, on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Her temple was the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis, compensated by its prominent position on a steep bastion at the south west corner of the Acropolis to the right of the entrance. The Temple of Athena Nike was an expression of Athens' ambition to be the leading Greek city state in the Peloponnese. The sheer walls of its bastion were protected on the north, west, and south by a parapet, the famed "Nike Parapet", named for its frieze of Nikai celebrating victory and sacrificing to their patroness, Athena.
1) Thank You - Grazie
2) Excuse me – (sorry) Scusi OR Permesso (when moving through crowds)
3) I'm sorry - Mi Scusi!
4) Please – Per Favore
5) You're welcome - Lei è Benvenuto
6) Do you speak English? – Parla Inglese?
7) I speak English. - Parlo degli inglesi