Spent a lovely week in Rome over the half term - overwhelmed by the layers and layers of history and beauty - incredible buildings that are literally thousands of years old. So much inspiration from the layout and proportions of the buildings to the intricate level of detail of their facades and interiors
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Image 1 - Sant’Agnese in Agone Church- started in 1652 by Girolamo and Carlo Rainaldi, with contributions by Borromini. A Baroque masterpiece in the Piazza Navona. And a building I based my architecture final year university project around.
Image 2 –The Pantheon, rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian (118–125 AD). Once a temple to all of the gods and now a Catholic church, incredible engineering feat of an unsupported 43m concrete span dome!
Image 3 – Ponte Sant’Angelo (Church of Angels bridge), originally Pons Aelius (134 AD), later Bernini later added the angel sculptures in 1669.
Image 4 – The Gallery of Maps at the Vatican Museums, fo...
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