496 Roman Holidays (1)
I didn't sleep very well all night, muddy, confused, groggy, and dreamed constantly, as if it were real, but I forgot all about it in the morning, but I vaguely remembered that Duan Gongzi and Xiaofei had appeared in the dream in the hazy and not real figures. But I saw that the time was not early, and I didn't have time to think about it, so I hurriedly went out to meet them, everyone had arrived, and I was missing, but they were surprised when they saw my abrupt new appearance of taking off my pigskin mask, and they were at a loss, and hurriedly asked Who is this face? And where did this Purple Moon girl go? Xiao Fei smiled and said that far away in the sky, close in front of her, this is the Purple Moon Girl who is just like a fake, just because the Greek feng shui is too good, after the Purple Moon Girl came here, the skin on her face actually healed, and her whole appearance was completely new. Everyone was busy and said that it was gratifying, no wonder they felt that after they came to Greece, their skin was oily and slippery, their skin was icy and snowy, and their skin was like coagulation, and they were refreshed. After all this gossip, we couldn't wait to come to the UFO and start our new trip to Rome, which was really a rare holiday without any tasks, without swords and swords, without chasing soldiers and following us in a carefree modern society, and we had to enjoy it.
We soon sat in the flying saucer airborne to ancient Rome, this medieval Rome is really distinctive, just into the city gate of the triumphal arch to feel the weather, the momentum is extraordinary, a noble and powerful, unstoppable king of the spirit of the face rushed, it is worth mentioning that there are a total of 21 triumphal arches in the ancient Roman era, but unfortunately left in our modern society in the city of Rome only 3, but fortunately are well preserved now. We first looked at the distinctive Arch of Constantine. The Arch of Constantine Triumphal Arch was named after the emperor of the Roman Empire, Constantine, Xiao Fei began to give full play to the effect of his tour guide, it seems that the fact that Duan Gongzi is the National Security Bureau has little impact on him, but it is true, Duan Gongzi alone in ancient times can not do as he wants, recklessly, and there is no way to take him, so Xiao Fei's eyebrows are dancing, and everyone begins to listen seriously:" Constantine the Great was a legendary emperor in Roman history, who unified all of Rome during his reign and was the first emperor to openly believe in Christianity. The Arch of Constantine was built by Emperor Constantine the Great after he defeated his powerful opponent, Maxentius, and unified the western part of Rome. Construction of the Arc de Triomphe began after 312 AD, and the sculptures on it were mostly in relief, most of which were collected from other buildings in the Roman Empire at the time, and assembled to form the Arch of Constantine. Among the many reliefs, the most famous is the eight reliefs at the top of the triumphal arch, which are dismantled from the monument to Emperor Marc Orllio, and the triumphal arch of Constantine is a collection of Roman sculptures of many different eras, balancing the style of sculpture in many styles, showing its magnificent temperament in the static, it is said that in that year, Napoleon Bonaparte came to Rome and saw this triumphal arch and greatly appreciated it, and this triumphal arch also became the blueprint for the triumphal arch in Paris, France. Hu Jiaojiao said: "Yes, the sculpture on the triumphal arch is exquisite, magnificent, really good-looking, and I think it is really eye-opening, I think that all the city gates in the world are the same as the city gates of our Great Song Dynasty, the city walls are exactly the same, the original city is different, the style is also very different, this foreign style, is completely different from our Great Song Dynasty, it is really worth the trip." Brother Yixiu also said: "That's true, this building, this relief, is really unseen, unheard of, I just can't dream that the city gate will be built like this, completely beyond my imagination, it is indeed eye-opening, refreshing, so, the ancients said well, travel thousands of miles, read thousands of books, you must decisively go abroad, often come out to see the outside world in order to be beneficial." ”
We all stopped to watch for a long time, and then reluctantly left the palatial and weathery triumphal arch, and entered Trajan's Square in the center of Rome, which was indeed magnificent and unique, Xiao Fei glanced at Duan Gongzi with disdainful eyes, and continued to talk casually, but he was still a competent tour guide:" Look, the place in front of us is the famous Trajan's Square, which was built in 107 AD, a long time of 1,000 years from now, to commemorate Trajan the Great's victory in the expedition to Romania, after the completion of the imperial system, the Roman emperor gradually absorbed the customs of the Eastern monarchies, and established a whole set of red tape to worship the emperor. Trajan, one of the most powerful emperors, almost made the cult of the emperor religious, and built the largest square in Rome next to the Forum of Augustus, the construction of which required a huge amount of excavation. To do this, the builders had to raze the Capitoline and Quirinare hills among the seven hills of Rome. However, this huge excavation may have begun as early as Domitian's time, but the person who contributed the most to the project was the Syrian Apollodorus, who presided over the design and construction of the complex. At the same time, he also accompanied Emperor Trajan on his expedition to Dacia. Trajan's Square, two huge libraries, two magnificent Great Halls, Trajan's Victory Column, and rows of statues made up the most spectacular area of the city at the time. It is actually a group of monumental complexes. It was built to commemorate Trajan's victory over the Dacians and was the largest and most magnificent square in the Roman Empire. ”
We all began to watch with great interest, after clarifying the identity, I and Xiaofei Duan Gongzi walked closer, more in the same era, the same heart, sympathy, others walked together in twos and threes, everyone walked, while talking and laughing, talking and laughing, we walked through the three-arch triumphal arch of the main entrance of the square, and there was a semicircular colonnade on both sides of the square, forming a horizontal axis. At the intersection of the horizontal and vertical axes stands a gilded bronze statue of Trajan on horseback. At the bottom of this square lies the Trajan Basilica, one of the largest Basilicans in Ancient Rome. The basilica has semicircular niches at both ends, emphasizing its axis, that is, its vertical relationship with the square. The roof is covered with gilded copper tiles. At both ends of the hall are semicircular niches, and the longitudinal axis of the hall is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the square. Behind the hall is a small courtyard, which has a cave in it, and there is a 43-meter-high Trajan's Pillar with a pedestal and statue, and the statue of the emperor stands on the top of the column. The 30-meter-high columns, consisting of 18 Greek marbles, are made of four columns, two of which are made of gray granite, the capitals of white marble, and the outer two columns of columns are light green. Four columns divide Basilica into 5 spans, with the central 1 spanning 25 m, and its wooden trusses are the largest in ancient Rome. The surface is carved with a grand picture scroll of the Dazian war scene, which is exquisitely carved and magnificent, and there are more than 2,500 characters of various kinds alone. The reliefs are divided into storylines and are 200 meters long from bottom to top. The base of the column is accessed by a door, and a white marble staircase spirals up to the top. The pillars are Roman Doric, with a height of 29.55m and a base diameter of 3.70m. The pillar body is all made of white marble, divided into 18 sections, hollow, and ascends along the 185 stone steps to reach the top of the column. There is a relief belt with a total length of more than 200 meters, 23 turns around the column, and it is engraved with the historical sites of Trajan's two expeditions to Dacia. On the pillar stands a full-length portrait of Trajan. To further exaggerate the height of the columns, the relief band narrows upwards and narrows, 1.25 meters wide below and only 0.98 meters above. The courtyard is small, but the pillars are very tall, and the contrast between the scale and volume of the pillars and the courtyard is unusually strong. Huge pillars rise from the small courtyard and rise into the air, making people feel a sense of worship for the emperor. Passing through the small courtyard of this pillar of Jigong, you enter another courtyard, and in the middle of the courtyard stands the tall temple of Trajan. This ornate temple is the last part of the square.
Quicksand involuntarily said: "It's really a broken halberd sinking sand and iron has not been sold, and since the grinding and washing recognize the previous dynasty, it all shows the former glory of the great Rome." “
I pulled Xiaofei and said involuntarily: "I remember that in the history books, it seems to be seen in the history books that Piazza Venezia is located in the center of Rome, Italy, and is the largest square in Rome. Piazza Venezia is located in the rotunda of central Rome. On the front of this square is a neoclassical building made of white marble nicknamed the Wedding Cake and a typewriter: the Victor Emmanuel II Memorial, why is this square now the largest?"
Duan Gongzi smiled and said: "Now the Rome where we are located is the Rome of the Great Song Dynasty, where is the shadow of Piazza Venezia? The square you said is still empty, the pavilion in the sky, has not yet begun to be built, the Venetian Mansion is the most famous Renaissance palace-style building in Rome, built by Cardinal Balbao in 1455. Later, the building became the official residence of the ambassador of the Republic of Venice, and the square was named after the Venetian mansion. The Victor Emmanuel II Monument, a neoclassical white marble building built to celebrate the unification of Italy in 1870, took 25 years to complete. The curved façade of 16 columns is the highlight of the façade, and the two sets of fountains at the bottom of the steps are profound: the Tyrrhenian Sea on the right, the Adriatic Sea on the left, and the central equestrian figure is Victor Emmanuel II, who completed the unification of Italy. Above the building there are two huge bronze statues, the right one represents the victory of love for the Motherland, and the left one represents the victory of labor. Rain or shine, there are always two soldiers here who stand still to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Therefore, there are still hundreds of years before this square can be born. “
I blurted out again: " By the way, let's stay for a while to go to the famous, famous Roman Trevi Fountain to see, I have been longing for a long time, I have already prepared a Moldful of gold coins, and then put all of them into the Trevi Fountain, and make a few wishes, this great and thousands of miles from the Great Song Dynasty is not easy to come once, sincerity is spirituality, imagine that my wish will come true, by the way, I heard that the Trevi Fountain is particularly close to the Plaza de España, located at the intersection of three streets in Rome, Italy, let's go to see it by the way, but then why is such a famous square in Rome named Piazza di SpainThese places are very beautiful, particularly fascinating, and charming, and after a glimpse of them in the movie "Roman Holiday", it will never be forgotten, remembered, and never forgotten? This is the special complex that the movie "Roman Holiday" gave me. ”
Not to be outdone, Xiao Fei glanced at Duan Gongzi and said endlessly: "This is indeed interesting, there are indeed countless squares in Rome, tracing back to history, we will find that the square was once jokingly called the legendary experience of Italian design, French funding, British tours, and American popularity, but in fact, Plaza de España was named Piazza di Spagna because it was adjacent to the Spanish Embassy." But it hasn't been born yet, you don't have the right eye, this square was built with the help of the French ambassador in 1725. By the way, there is also the Roman Wishing Fountain that you have in mind, also known as the Fountain of Happiness, formerly known as the Trevi Fountain, the name of the fountain Trevi means three forks in the road, because there are three roads in front of the fountain that extend outward, which is also the origin of the fountain's name, which is the largest and most well-known fountain in Rome. You don't have a chance to see it, because the builder is the eighteenth-century architect Sharway, who has not yet been born, in the 18th century by Pope Clement VII to design and build Sharway, in 1762 it took a total of 30 years to complete, the Fountain of Wishes is the last Baroque masterpiece in Rome, known as the world's most famous fountain. It's a pity that the movie "Roman Holiday" became famous all over the world after it became popular all over the world, we came early, but I can give you a detailed and free explanation, you can eat your lovesickness, the Trevi Fountain is about 25.9 meters high and 19.8 meters wide, making it the largest baroque fountain in the world. In the pond is a huge sea god, driving a carriage, surrounded by the gods of Western mythology, each statue has a different demeanor, and the base of the statue of the gods is a seemingly scattered reef. The main body of the fountain is in front of the god of the sea, and the water gushes out from between the statues and the sea reefs, flows in all directions, and finally gathers in one place. The spray line carving tells the story of the god of the sea, the background building is a sea god palace, the middle is the sea god, on both sides are the water gods, and above the sea god palace stands four girls, representing the four seasons. The fountain building is completely symmetrical, with a statue of the sea drawn by two horses in the center, designed by the sculptor Blacheon in 1762. On the left and right sides of the sea god, there are two water gods, and on the right side of the water god, there is a relief of a girl indicating the water source, and there are four ladies representing the four seasons on the relief. It is also the scene of a famous Roman holiday, especially in the evening, and with the lights and the dim sky, it is really beautiful to hear and see. ”
Duan Gongzi involuntarily added, "It is said that the Trevi Fountain is a symbol of strength. In ancient times, Roman men would come to the Trevi Fountain, drop a silver coin, and pray for their triumphant return. Later the Romans had a beautiful legend that if someone threw themselves into the water with their back to the fountain with their back to the fountain with a coin in their right hand and from the left shoulder, they could grant their wishes. One coin means that you will return to Rome in this life, two coins represent union with the person you love, and three coins will leave the person you hate. Thousands of tourists come to Rome and are happy to take out their coins to make wishes, so every day or two, the amount of coins accumulated in the pool can reach hundreds of euros, but the wish of the wishing fountain is really good, and I am not returning to Rome. ”
Xiao Fei also said happily: "It is indeed quite effective, the divine power of this wishing fountain is unstoppable, no wonder I have returned to Rome again." I was stunned and said, "So you've all been here, and I want to throw a coin, but unfortunately, it hasn't appeared yet." Xiao Fei smiled and gloated and said to me: " Ziyue, this time I smiled generously, envy it, so learn ancient and modern Chinese and foreign history, I am not afraid to go all over the world, and you can only have a profound experience if you have been to these places in person, and you can have a profound experience after experiencing it, life lies in different experiences, and that kind of life can be colorful, so don't stay in the house every day, you must walk around, especially our industry is the most taboo to stay in the same place all day long, but now there is no way to change a wishing fountain for you, you are now also imagining it in your mind, if you have the opportunity to go back to modern society and then go to Rome in modern society to see the ruinsThis comparison between ancient and modern times is even more shocking. ”
I was dissatisfied and muttered unhappily: "Who doesn't want to walk around and see, it's not forced by the environment, do you think I like to stay at home all day long? It's not to buy a house for prudence, now that the housing prices are skyrocketing, and the rent is also rising, I, an ordinary non-staff member of a scientific research institute, the toiling public, and those people in need, are equally divided, and if I don't save money and frugality, how can I have a place to live in the city?" But I suddenly moved, remembering a room of cultural relics I collected, a random broken bowl, and an ancient painting worth hundreds of millions, and couldn't help but say happily: "But it would be good if I could go back this time, after I go back, my identity will be very different, I am a rich man, I can play around the world as I want." "Suddenly saw Duan Gongzi with a suspicious face next to him, it's not good, he is from the National Security Bureau, these cultural relics are all to be handed over to the country, how to make a fortune, I am unwilling to think about it, this road seems to be impassable, and I can only count on my ability to sell it for two small dollars in the future.