pantheon in the rain. apologies for the cliche. they have cleaned the dome since and it all looks like it was built yesterday rather than 1900 years ago.
now this picture is a cliche and a document.
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the plastico in museo della civiltà romana, E.U.R., showing rome around the time of emporer constantine.
the great interest of the fascists in everything roman was all about justifying their imperialist ambitions. the destruction of the great fora and the many heavy-handed restorations prove how superficial the appreciation really was.
however, based on the great Forma Urbis Romae of 1901 by rodolfo lanciani, the plastico is the finest thing in all of E.U.R.
sights.seindal.dk/sight/290_Lanciani_Forma_Urbis_Romae.html
I found at the time, and still do, that the enormous model is seriously at odds with the surrounding E.U.R. ... classical rome was highly complex, E.U.R. simplistic; axiality in rome was local, in E.U.R. it is global.
the very people claiming to be the heirs of classical rome and who commissioned the plastico to prove it, seemingly forgot to study the result of their commission.
more words, yada, yada, yada.
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the plastico in museo della civiltà romana, E.U.R., showing rome around the time of emporer constantine.
the great interest of the fascists in everything roman was all about justifying their imperialist ambitions. the destruction of the great fora and the many heavy-handed restorations prove how superficial the appreciation really was.
however, based on the great Forma Urbis Romae of 1901 by rodolfo lanciani, the plastico is the finest thing in all of E.U.R.
sights.seindal.dk/sight/290_Lanciani_Forma_Urbis_Romae.html
I found at the time, and still do, that the enormous model is seriously at odds with the surrounding E.U.R. ... classical rome was highly complex, E.U.R. simplistic; axiality in rome was local, in E.U.R. it is global.
the very people claiming to be the heirs of classical rome and who commissioned the plastico to prove it, seemingly forgot to study the result of their commission.
Tags: rom rome roma architecture arkitektur fascism model plastico late antiquity arquitectura Architektur arquitetura Architettura Architectuur Benito Mussolini il duce fascist fascismo razionalista seier+seier creative commons CC
the ancient, roman ambition to make their massive concrete and brick domes seem to float on air is achieved brilliantly in the santa constanza. the large windows high above the floor concentrate the light on the dome which - in apparent denial of its weight - is supported on columns only.
santa constanza, rome, probably mausoleum to constantia, daughter of emporer constantine, AD 350.
the original roman mosaics that covered the inside of the dome survived into the era of the counter-reformation when all the ancient churches of rome were done up with devastating results.
more words, yada, yada, yada.
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santa constanza, rome, probably mausoleum to constantia, daughter of emporer constantine, AD 350
Tags: rom rome roma architecture arkitektur roman constantine constanza column dome classical mausoleum late antiquity arquitectura Architektur arquitetura Architettura Architectuur building gebäude haus gebouw bouw bygning batiment maison edificio huis casa seier+seier creative commons CC