We walked the soft steps to Capitoline Hill to see the Town Hall surrounded by museums. We could have taken the hard steps (very severe) but why should we do that when Michelangelo went to all that trouble to design those soft steps for the King of Spain who did not want part with his horse at any time. These steps are sometimes called the Spanish Steps. I'm finding Michelangelo to be the most talented man ever. We all knew him to be a famous painter, but he is just as famous for his sculptures and architecture.
Right behind the Town Hall was the Forum. Beautiful ruins of a life we can only dream about from the pagan church that is still standing because it gained protection when it was turned into a Catholic Church to all the rubble that includes the pillars of the Vestal Virgins and the Political Assembly. A government began here that was the roots for our own country. We saw in the back of the Town Hall how two eras contributed to this building, there was actually one civilization atop another. Ciao.
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Right behind the Town Hall was the Forum. Beautiful ruins of a life we can only dream about from the pagan church that is still standing because it gained protection when it was turned into a Catholic Church to all the rubble that includes the pillars of the Vestal Virgins and the Political Assembly. A government began here that was the roots for our own country. We saw in the back of the Town Hall how two eras contributed to this building, there was actually one civilization atop another. Ciao.
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