Roma’s Monuments

Rome is a birthplace of classical culture. As a kid, I went on one of those school trips in my senior year of high school that are popular in Belgium. I remember being overwhelmed by all those great monuments in Rome. I also remember I had gone through al lot of my film stock before we got to Rome and did not make too many photos. Since then I’ve returned to Rome a few times on business and never had time to make pictures.

Going back there to see Springsteen a few weeks back, was the perfect opportunity to get pictures from those famous places I did not make as a young man. And honestly, I am happy I did not take any of those shots back than since my photo skills were zero in those days.

When we think about Rome, we usually think of ancient Rome, back in the days when Julius Caesar ruled the Roman Empire. Days when the Romans build the famous Forum Romanum, the Coloseum and many triumphal arches.

Piazza Foro Traiano in Rome, Italy
Coloseum in Rome, Italy
Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy

But even in more recent times, man has build marvelous monuments in Rome. The St. Peter’s Basilica of which construction began in 1506 and the Altare della Patria–constructed between 1885 and 1925) are must-see monuments when you get to Rome.

Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy
Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome, Italy
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