Global Food Tour

Chapter 321 Invincible Wandering!
Not far from the Vatican is the Castel Sant'Angelo.The Castel Sant'Angelo was originally a mausoleum built on the banks of the Tiber River. It was designed and built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD and he personally commanded the construction. Now it has been transformed into a national museum.In fact, it is very good to walk casually in Rome, three steps to a monument, five steps to a square.

The Sant'Angelo Bridge in front of Castel Sant'Angelo is an ancient Roman bridge and is also known as the most beautiful bridge on the Tiber River.

The angel statues on the Sant'Angelo Bridge were all designed by Bernini, the two closest to Castel Sant'Angelo were carved by him himself, and the rest were completed by his apprentices.

Next, go to Piazza Navona not far away.

Piazza Navona is known as the most beautiful square in Rome. Various festivals and performances are held here throughout the year. It is one of the favorite meeting places for Roman citizens. It is surrounded by open-air cafes and ice cream shops, and is extremely popular.

The three fountains gradually picked up on the square raised the greatness of this square to an unprecedented height. It is the same thing as the so-called Rome was not built in a day.This is the Neptune Fountain at the north end.Poseidon is fighting an octopus, and a large octopus can be seen wrapping around his feet.

"Come on, it can eat grilled octopus if it dies..." Zhang Feng said.

The well-known Fountain of Four Rivers, designed by Bernini, represents the Danube, the Nile, the Ganges and the Prada. source, and the steed in front of the portrait of the Ganges is a hint of Buddha's friendship, and each design has its symbolic meaning.

The Moorish Fountain at the southern end corresponds to the Neptune Fountain at the northern end.Surrounded by water are four male mermaids, the sons of Poseidon and the Empress.It turns out that the fountain is Triton spitting water.Later, Bernini added the Moor in the middle, and the only one in the middle who doesn't spray water haha.

Taking a closer look at Zhang Feng, he found that he was actually quite happy.

Piazza Navona is like a big party. There are all kinds of people selling paintings, performance art, and magicians in the square.

Zhang Feng continued walking and walking.

Campo de' Fiori, very close to Piazza Navona.In the past, it was the place where the Roman court executed the death penalty.The Italian philosopher Bruno once died here because he insisted on the "heliocentric theory". Now the statue of Bruno stands in the center of the square.The current Flower Square is an open-air vegetable market, selling flowers and various dishes. There are no huge tour groups here, and most of them are local people.

Not long after he left, Zhang Feng saw that arrogant Mr. Bruno.

Let’s talk about TABACCHI in Italy, whose name is a tobacco shop. In fact, this is an Italian convenience store.Drinks, food, and even bus tickets can be bought here.

Rome at night.In fact, all shops in Italy are closed at 8 o'clock. They say it is eight o'clock, but in fact they are no longer open at 7:1 o'clock.And he is very resistant to working overtime. If he says it closes at [-] o'clock, it will close at [-] o'clock. If you come in one minute late, you will not sell it even if you make money.In fact, there are only two subway lines in Rome, and many times the bus has to come in handy. The Venetian Square seen from the window.

Zhang Feng arrived at a bus transfer station, no matter how much he waited for the next bus, he didn't come. The public transfer was indeed a bit unreliable, so he just wandered around.The low-sugar Xiao Hei on the bench at the bus station sells selfie sticks, earphones, charging treasures, etc. I went up and glanced at it, and it should be produced by me in Greater China.

Wandering around, Zhang Feng met a Chinese restaurant on the road, and he decided to eat, so he didn’t take pictures of the food. Although the presentation of the dishes is not too beautiful, as long as he can eat Chinese taste, he will feel very happy.

The TV in the corner is playing CCTV4.

Looking at the crooked nuts at the next table ordering Chinese food, Zhang Feng was still a little curious, and his face was obviously full of confusion.

In the end, Zhang Feng took the tram back to the hotel, and just went up with the ROMA PASS and swiped directly.

In order to climb to the top of St. Peter's Cathedral, Zhang Feng set off early in the morning.

Looking at the wild wind at the Rome subway station, Zhang Feng was in a great mood.

Before climbing to the top, you will pass through the inner ring corridor at the height of Jiaotang. The ring corridor is 45 meters above the ground, and it is exclusively for visitors to see the dome and interior of Jiaotang. The murals on the dome are all stories from the Bible.

Looking at the interior of St. Peter's Grand Church from a high angle, the circle at the end displays St. Peter's Holy Seat, a huge bronze sculpture group named the Glory of the Holy Seat, which is also a masterpiece by Bernini.

The dome of St. Peter's Cathedral, in fact, looks better in Florence's Santa Maria del Fiore.

Climb to the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral, and finally see the keyhole-shaped St. Peter's Square, which symbolizes the key to open the gate of heaven, which is very magnificent.

The square is more than 340 meters long and 280 meters wide, and can accommodate up to 50 people.The square is slightly oval in shape, surrounded by two sets of semicircular marble colonnades on both sides, forming three magnificent corridors. The square is stacked along the axis, and the entrance street and St. Peter's Cross are located on the central axis.Standing in such a magnificent square, even if you are not a disciple, you will be shocked by its momentum.

You can see the Vatican Museum on the side.

After climbing to the top, Zhang Feng saw a dense queue when he came down. He strongly recommended that those who want to climb to the top should hurry up early, which can definitely save a lot of time in queuing.

St. Peter's Square was personally supervised by the world-renowned architect Bernini. In the center is the obelisk that Caligula brought back to Rome from Heliopolis in ancient Greece. It is said that the top of the obelisk is in the copper ball. It's Caesar's ashes.

The ancient Roman Colosseum, which everyone knows, can be regarded as a landmark building among the landmarks of Rome.

This behemoth has a four-story structure and is the originator of today's stadium-type buildings.The Colosseum has a four-story structure, and its exterior walls are decorated with three different Greek standard columns combined with circular arches from bottom to top, while the top floor only has small square windows.After several earthquakes, only the northern part of the outer wall remains intact.

Zhang Feng's ROMA PASS is used here, skipping the flow of people in line directly, and there is a special channel.

The paintings near the entrance restore the lively scenes of the Colosseum in the past.

The Colosseum can accommodate as many as 9 people. In the middle of the field is a fighting platform, which is 86 meters long and 63 meters wide. It is actually oval.The uppermost level is the common people's stand, the lower level is the rich area and the noble area in turn, and the middle collapsed area is the performance area.

From this angle, it looks like the Colosseum has been chopped off by a huge axe.In the fifteenth century, it was once used as a quarry to support various constructions of the imperial court.It was not until the middle of the eighteenth century that the Colosseum, which had suffered so much, was finally declared a holy place by the court for a reason and was re-protected.

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