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Originally posted by tonym:
I love Rome. Probably my favourite city. It's relatively compact so a reasonably fit person can walk to most things of interest.

I found St Peter's Basilica quite awesome, the Colosseum fascinating, but for some reason the building I was most taken with was the Parthenon.

It's illuminated on the inside by The Occulus, a massive hole in the roof :-

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Originally posted by JWM:

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Originally posted by tonym:
I love Rome. Probably my favourite city. It's relatively compact so a reasonably fit person can walk to most things of interest.

I found St Peter's Basilica quite awesome, the Colosseum fascinating, but for some reason the building I was most taken with was the Parthenon.

It's illuminated on the inside by The Occulus, a massive hole in the roof :-

No, not the Parthenon, the Pantheon.

This is the only structure built in the time of the Roman Empire that remains intact and in fact dates to when dates were still in 'BC'.

For many centuries the world's largest unsupported dome, built out of layers of concrete, which are best appreciated from the outside:



Since AD609 the Pantheon has been used as a Christian Church, Santa Maria dei Martiri (St Mary and the Martyrs).

One day I hope to go.

James

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
Thanks for those Scotty. Simple and to the point. I like them.

Jim

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Since AD609 the Pantheon has been used as a Christian Church, Santa Maria dei Martiri (St Mary and the Martyrs).

One day I hope to go.

James

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Maybe a good venue for the next Southern Europe Forum Meeting?

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Download a program called Irfanview free and is widely regarded. On on PC not sure if you are on the other side and whether there is a MAC version. Website does not say.