Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Out of control
How weird is it that the Via Giulia is 500 years old and that sounds young to me in comparison to the 2,000 year old places we have encountered? Just needed to throw that out there. I really liked the way the street was put together. It didn't seem as confusing as other places we have been like Venice and Florence with their curvy, confusing, messed up streets. There also is a variation of buildings with various purposes. All the shops aren't just in one place and all the houses aren't just in one place. It's cool how it switches it up. I was expecting a bunch of old and decrepit things so all the old stuff didn't look out of place to me. However there were some things like the scaffolding, condom posters and skulls on the church that kinda threw me off. It's safe to say that the scaffolding and condom posters weren't things that the builders of the Rennaisance had access to or intended to be viewed in the Via Giulia. The skulls on the church were just unexpected and threw me off in general. Also I highly doubt that the inhabitants of the Rennaisance Era found graffiti to be an appropriate use of time. haha
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Yeah, I believe the first thing I noticed about the Via Giulia was that it clearly looked younger then the various, much older structures we have encountered throughout Rome. In regards to the church that was adorned with skull's on the front, I read in the Art blue book about the features of that particular church which both now and during the renaissance was known for its dark, morbid decour.
ReplyDeleteI highly enjoyed the non curvy/ bumpy streets. I also was expecting a different street when learned that it was 500 years old. Everything seemed out of place to me, because of my knowledge of the age of the street. I wish the churches would have been open because that would have probably given me a better idea about the Via Giulia.
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