I arrived in Rome with the family, finally. After several business trips and telling them of the opportunities to see here , they wanted to come. Therefore, I obliged and took them all here by airplane Nantes, Roissy CDG, and Rome’s Fiumicino. It was a very nice family trip and we packed a lot of sights into it. However, one of the best if not the best was the visit to Villa Borgnese. Let me tell you on curiosities of Rome, part I !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
The Casina di Raffaello with lots of kids activities in a renovated old mansion see pic below. The official Casina di Raffaello: http://www.casinadiraffaello.it/?page_id=8
You see the wonderful Pincio Water clock , still going strong from 19C engineering. The Pincio is a hill on the north of the Quirinal that dominates the Campo di Martes with several villas including Villa Borghese where you have the clock. The clock has four quadrants ideally recalling the trunk of a tree and allowing it to show the time in four different directions, to note his hands in the shape of tree branches to make this structure an architectural element almost natural in perfect harmony with Villa Borghese.
The temple of Diane is a small circular kiosk in the neo classic style and built in 1789 upon orders of prince Marcantonio IV Borghese. By Viale della Casina di Raffaello. All over the park you find wonderful creeks, and flower decoration, . Some of the more remarkable in my opinion are the one honouring Umberto I, son of king Victor Emmanuel II the first king of an unified Italy. King Emmanuel III succeeded but abdicated in 1946 and was follow by Umberto II but he abdicates a month later so becoming the last king of Italy. There is a monument to Goethe, the poet novelist and drama writer , and politician of Germany. Also a statue to George Gordon Byron or lord Byron done in the 19C. OF course, not all on pictures. From the French Academy on the viale del Belvedere you have a wonderful view of Rome on the Campo Marzio, and perpendicular to the viale della Magnolia with a nice park for children and a magnificent restaurant I had tried on a business trip to dream in Rome ,The official La Casina Valadier Resto: https://casinavaladier.com/en/
I walked by the Policlinico and even got off at the metro station of same name there on our way to our apartment ; just out into the street to do some walking we love. This health hospital or policlinico took our fancy. It is located in the Quartiere San Lorenzo neighborhood ;the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome is the polyclinic of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Sapienza Università di Roma. The second largest public hospital in Italy. Its construction was promoted by Italian doctors and polititians in 1883 and completed 20 years later. The opening was presided by rector Luigi Galassi and by Umberto I of Italy, after whom it is named. It is served by the Policlinico Metro station. Today the hospital complex, from an urban point of view, can be assimilated more to a large neighborhood than to a hospital: it consists of 46 buildings located inside the Umbertine walls, to which are added 8 external structures. The perimeter of the main complex is over two kilometers and the connection between the pavilions and services of the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome, is intended pursuant to art.
The official Policlinico Umberto I of Rome: https://www.policlinicoumberto1.it/il-policlinico/storia-e-futuro/
The official medical museums of the Sapienza university on the policlinico area: https://web.uniroma1.it/polomuseale/en/node/5644
The Palace of Justice or Palazzo di Giustizia is the seat, in Rome, of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, of the council of the Bar Association of Rome and of the central legal library The palace is in the rione de Prati district, on the banks of the Tiber river, opposite the Umberto I Bridge, east of the Castel Sant’Angelo (see posts). The building was built from 1888 to 1910.The architecture of the building, whose plan is a quadrilateral of 170 meters by 155 meters, is inspired by the Renaissance and Baroque styles. The facade overlooking the Tiber is surmounted by a large bronze quadriga posed in 1926; 10 large statues of notable jurists adorn the ramps in front of the main facade and the interior courtyard. The upper part of the facade overlooking Piazza Cavour (see post) is decorated with the bronze coat of arms of the Savoy House The hall of the Supreme Court, also known as the Great Hall or Aula Maxima is decorated with several frescoes, work which was completed in 1918.
The official justice palace in Rome on its history : https://www.cortedicassazione.it/it/storia_del_palazzo.page
The Rome tourist office on the Justice Palace: https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/palace-justice
The Rome tourist office on its heritage: https://www.turismoroma.it/en/tipo-luogo/monuments
The Rome Tourist Office on Villa Borghese park: https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/villa-borghese-park
There you go folks as said a wonderful park in a huge historically renown city of Rome. I told you, it is huge we could not walked all and came back twice to it while there, so many monuments and buildings to see. Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Rome, part I !!! as I.
And , remember for happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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