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MAP of the city - other maps
VISITACITY: www.visitacity.com/en/rome
see THE BEST OF ROME IN 4 DAYS -interactive tour planner (very useful!)
PHOTOS of Rome: unsplash.com/s/photos/rome
some historical information (slideshare): Ancient Rome
Rome in 1 Day (in realtà c’è molto di più…) - Video (e foto) con sottotitoli: part 1 - part 2 - part 3
see THE BEST OF ROME IN 4 DAYS -interactive tour planner (very useful!)
PHOTOS of Rome: unsplash.com/s/photos/rome
some historical information (slideshare): Ancient Rome
Rome in 1 Day (in realtà c’è molto di più…) - Video (e foto) con sottotitoli: part 1 - part 2 - part 3
You may find it interesting to watch the following videos:
Ancient Coliseum - a virtual reality experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAWTJO6oz-o&t=2s&ab_channel=RadicalImpact
Rome in 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwuHiu3wmUA&ab_channel=YourWorldIn3D
Ancient Rome in 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btKooS7k3nw&ab_channel=DanilaLoginov What did ancient Rome look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XxA4CX_Ip8&ab_channel=NewHistoria
ROME THEN AND NOW: https://www.mondoaeroporto.it/roma-monumenti-restaurati/
Ancient Coliseum - a virtual reality experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAWTJO6oz-o&t=2s&ab_channel=RadicalImpact
Rome in 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwuHiu3wmUA&ab_channel=YourWorldIn3D
Ancient Rome in 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btKooS7k3nw&ab_channel=DanilaLoginov What did ancient Rome look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XxA4CX_Ip8&ab_channel=NewHistoria
ROME THEN AND NOW: https://www.mondoaeroporto.it/roma-monumenti-restaurati/
Videos for LISTENING COMPREHENSION
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you can also watch Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, 1624-33 (30.48 m high)
Watch the videos and answer the questions:
Borghese Gallery
Borghese Gallery
- Can you visit the Borghese Gallery without making advanced reservation?
- Who is the artist who made most of the sculptures exhibited at the Borghese Gallery?
- What are the sculptures made of?
- What style are they?
- Which aqueduct did the fountain mark an end to?
- When was the aqueduct constructed?
- When was the fountain built? Who designed it?
- When was it completed?
- Describe the fountain.
- When was the fountain built?
- Who built it?
- Which are the 4 rivers represented?
- Why is the statue portraying the Nile wearing a piece of cloth on his face?
- Why is the statue portraying the Rio de La Plata showing dismay?
- What does the colonnade symbolize?
- How many rows of columns is the colonnade made with?
- What are the pediments at the two ends of the colonnade reminiscent of?
- What is there in the middle of the piazza?
Michelangelo’s Pietà (1498-1500) video con due commentatori - MICHELANGELO WAS 33 YEARS OLD WHEN HE STARTED IT!!!!
Sistine Chapel - the ceiling video commentato a due voci
Sistine Chapel - Last Judgement video commentato a due voci
interesting facts about the Sistine Chapel (41x13 m)
Raphael's Rooms video commentato a due voci (The School of Athens commented)
The Pantheon
San Giovanni in Laterano (NAOMI's 1 min video) new
Virtual tours
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_pietro/vr_tour/index-en.html
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/Media/VR/Lateran_Nave1/index.html
CAN YOU NAME THE TOURIST SITES IN ROME FROM THEIR PICTURES? online quiz
Will you be able to describe the following attractions?
St Peter and the Vatican City
The Colosseum
The Roman Forum
Caracalla's Bath
Piazza di Spagna - The Spanish Steps
Piazza Navona
The Trevi Fountain
The Pantheon
Trastevere
Bocca della Verità
Via del Quirinale
The Via Appia Antica
The Tiber Island
San Luigi dei Francesi
Sistine Chapel - the ceiling video commentato a due voci
Sistine Chapel - Last Judgement video commentato a due voci
interesting facts about the Sistine Chapel (41x13 m)
Raphael's Rooms video commentato a due voci (The School of Athens commented)
The Pantheon
San Giovanni in Laterano (NAOMI's 1 min video) new
Virtual tours
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_pietro/vr_tour/index-en.html
http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/Media/VR/Lateran_Nave1/index.html
CAN YOU NAME THE TOURIST SITES IN ROME FROM THEIR PICTURES? online quiz
Will you be able to describe the following attractions?
St Peter and the Vatican City
The Colosseum
The Roman Forum
Caracalla's Bath
Piazza di Spagna - The Spanish Steps
Piazza Navona
The Trevi Fountain
The Pantheon
Trastevere
Bocca della Verità
Via del Quirinale
The Via Appia Antica
The Tiber Island
San Luigi dei Francesi
baroque itinerary: https://routes.tips/baroque_rome_itinerary
Renaissance versus Baroque
Michelangelo's David: 1501-04 - 520 cm tall (base 108 cm) Bernin's David: 1623-24 - 170 cm tall |
HOW TO RECOGNISE BAROQUE ART (9 min video: 0-2.39 Michelangelo vs Bernini: David; 2.40-6.00 Caravaggio's Saint Peter's Crucifixion; 6.00... Rubens, Vermeer) - khanacademy video
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Borghese Gallery - general presentation (Bernini and Caravaggio)
VILLA BORGHESE, Bernini's Statues Apollo and Daphne Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdnPdZMZ9PU - story The Rape of Persephone (Proserpina) story |
Bernini e Borromini spiegati ai Truzzi: video in romanesco
Bernini versus Borromini video interessante
Bernini versus Borromini THE BARBERINI PALACE
Bernini versus Borromini video interessante
Bernini versus Borromini THE BARBERINI PALACE
Gian Lorenzo Bernini versus Francesco Borromini
- What was the main difference between the two artists in terms of personality?
- For which family did they both work? Where? Who did what?
- Which church best show Borromini’s genius? What is there special about it?
- Which church did Bernini build to prove he was better? What is there special about it?
- Who became the pope’s favourite?
BORROMINI, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
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Caravaggio in rome:
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/where-to-see-caravaggio-paintings-in-rome.html
https://thisismyhappiness.com/caravaggio-in-rome/
Caravaggio's Saint Peter's Crucifixion, Santa Maria del Popolo
interesting websites
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/all-daywalks-rome/
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/rome-day-5/
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/rome-day-5-continuation-3/
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/all-daywalks-rome/
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/rome-day-5/
https://www.teggelaar.com/en/rome-day-5-continuation-3/