Explore "capitolinehill" with insightful episodes like "77. Getting to know the “Capitoline Zone” of Rome", "20. A Secular Roman Monument Gets Religion Mini Pod" and "19. Modern Italy’s Main Monument to Itself: the Vittoriano" from podcasts like ""Get Ready for Rome", "Get Ready for Rome" and "Get Ready for Rome"" and more!
Today we inventory the main sites in the area near the Capitoline Hill, including the Forum and the Colosseum. This is an essential first step toward choosing what is most important to visit in this zone of Rome.
Although its exterior is utterly devoid of Christian symbols, the Monument to King Victor Emmanuel II has a Christian chapel deep within it. Why is it there, and how does its message relate to that of the monument’s neoclassical exterior?
Modern Italy’s largest, most expensive, and most eye-catching monument goes most often by its nickname, the Wedding Cake. It is huge, bright white, and covered with a wide variety of allegorical statues. This podcast finds in these statues Italy’s intention to break away from the long traditions of Christian Rome, while at the same time reviving Italian pride, unity, and dedication by evoking the glories of Ancient Rome.
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