Tag: Rome
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: From the Walls of Babylon to the Sewers of Rome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWSX61vruzoYou may not be able to name all, or even most, of the seven wonders of the ancient world....
Rome in 1890 Captured in Color Photographs: The Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain & More
For almost two hundred years, English gentlemen could not consider their education complete until they had taken the “Grand...
This Famous 17th-Century Elephant Sculpture in Rome Keeps Losing the Tip of Its Tusk
Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the statue holds an 18-foot-tall Egyptian obelisk on its back. The four-inch fragment of...
Popular Bernini Sculpture of an Elephant in a Rome Square Damaged
Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s popular marble sculpture of an elephant in Rome’s Piazza della Minerva was damaged over...
Rome Fresco Altered After Complaints Over Giorgia Meloni Likeness
The face of an angel who appeared to resemble Italy’s right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has been removed from...
Anne Hathaway, Liz Hurley, Anna Wintour Attend Valentino Rome Funeral
Anne Hathaway, Liz Hurley and Anne Wintour were among stars, models and fashion royalty paying their respects to legendary...
Rome Offers Livestream Tours of Ancient Underground Dwelling
In an effort to draw visitors to comparatively less-trafficked areas of Rome’s top tourist destination, the city is offering...
Rome Introduces Entry Fee to See Famous Trevi Fountain Close-Up
Rome has unveiled its latest tactic to curb over-tourism: a €2 ($2.35) entrance fee for close-up access to the...