ROMA IN UN GIORNO: II VITTORIANO, THE PANTHEON, THE VATICAN, CONSTANTINE’S ARCH, THE COLOSSEUM
The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, depicted in the first three photos, is derided by the Italians as “the wedding cake,” “Zuppa Inglese,” and “the false teeth”; upon liberating Rome in 1944, the Americans derisively referred to it “the typewriter.” The next series of photos was taken at the Pantheon (”Temple of all the Gods”), originally constructed in 27 BC; a fire destroyed it in 80 AD, but it was rebuilt during the reign of Hadrian in 125 AD. The five photos after that were taken at St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museums, followed by Constantine’s Arch and The Colosseum.
The photos below were taken on the train to and from Rome.
