Church ceiling

I've already forgotton the name of this church, there were so many! The false perspective painting was incredible, even if not to my taste.

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Part 9 - Rome, and the end of Europe

August 5th 2008
Finally, we've made it to Rome! Perhaps the highlight of the tour, the cultural pinnacle. It's hard to describe Rome, because there's just so much there. With a history from at least 753BC, and an incredible amount of remains from Roman times still intact, it's hard to know where to start. Or at least, it should have been. We arrived on Sunday evening, and discovered that on Monday, Rome is c ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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