Egyptian obelisk

Bernini obelisk in Piazza Navona, This statue represents the four major rivers known in the Renaissance: The Danube, the Ganges, the Nile, and the River Plate. (where is the river Plate?)

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A Walk in Rome

July 30th 2009
Hi Everyone! My time here in Rome has been great. I got to see great masterpieces of art and I had enough time to enjoy the city. Even two weeks in Rome isn’t enough to fully see everything in Rome that there is to see. My cousin Kari from Seattle came to Rome on a school trip and we got to spend a day together. It was very freaky to meet up with a family member who you normally see in a com ... 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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