Saturday, June 27, 2009

June 27, 2009 - Colosseum and Roman Forum




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Today we spent some time at the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Presently there is an exhibit on Vespasian, Roman Emperor around 60-79AD. In the last few years new archeaological digs in the Roman Forum area have yielded many great finds of his era.

Some of the photos in the Roman Forum show bright white figures, those are part of another exhibit by Jimenez Deredia, a Costa Rican modern sculptor. His show, "The Symbol of Birth", shows in great contrast with Rome of ancient times.

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3 comments:

  1. Ciao signora Catalano!
    How has everything been going? It looks like you are having fun over there. Lot of familiar sights in your pictures. I liked the little story about Jasmine. Didn't know that, it's pretty interesting!
    Have a good time for the rest of your trip.
    -Victor

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  2. LOVE the sculpture! Hope you're having a blast Maria!

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