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VIEWS FROM A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
#25 - ROME, ITALY
Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1891
Lithographer: Joseph P. Knapp
  
Illustrations: Colosseum; Roman Lady; St. Peters; Italian Peasant; The
River Tiber; Castle of St. Angelo; The Forum
| Reverse - Text |
Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
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| ROME, ITALY. |
| This grand conservator
of the remains of all known
epochs of civilization, stands on
the Tiber, 14 miles from its
present mouth. The walls of the
city are some of them very
ancient, incorporating in their
circuit the pyramid of Caius
Cestius, the soldiers'
amphitheatre, the aqueducts and
the Prętorian Camp. The seven
hills of ancient Rome are now
almost uninhabited, comprising
the massive ruins of the former
grandeur. The place of popular
assemblies--the Forum
Romanum--lies in the valley
between the Capitoline hills and
the Palatine (ruins of the Palace
of the Cęsars), and furnishes in
itself illustrations of the
building of all epochs. Modern
excavation in these ruins reveals
valuable historic features. The
Flavian amphitheatre, known as
the Colosseum, the greatest of
antique structures, was built in
honor of Titus. Its construction
took ten years, and the
inauguration, lasting 100 days,
was celebrated in A.D. 81, date
of the death of Titus. Its whole
superficial area is six acres.
Among the numerous temples the
most interesting are the
Pantheon, built by Agrippa about
the year A.D. 27, and the Temple
of Neptune, now the Roman Custom
House. In the Pantheon are found
the bones of Raphael, their
identity being proven in 1833. |
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wonderful basilica--St.
Peter's--was commenced by Julius
II. about 1503. Its present form
is due mainly to Michael Angelo.
Its immensity, concealed by
harmony of details, is realized
on ascent of the mighty dome,
from which passers on the
pavement below appear so small as
to nearly hide their identity as
human beings. The Vatican, the
Capitol of modern Rome, is
composed of a mass of buildings
erected by many different popes,
covering a space of 1,200 by
1,000 feet. Its gallery of
sculpture is the most complete
and valuable in existence. |
| Population 1881, 273,248 |
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