Rafael's Roma Vacation Final Episode - St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Square

Final Episode

St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Square

聖彼得大教堂和梵蒂岡廣場

St. Peter's Basilica is the largest Church all over the world. We came here and took some shots of the

 Vatican on the first day of our Bus tour but we only got to see the Vatican Museums on the following

 Wednesday. We came to St. Peter’s Basilica after visiting the museums, in my opinion, the interiors,

 are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! The building is enormous, and all the statues are huge -

some of them are near 10 meters tall! One of the most important statue of Michelangelo is exhibited

here on the right of the entrance, is the Santa Maria with Jesus called “The Pieta”, a work made by

 Michelangelo when he was only 24 years old (1499). It is definitely a ‘must see’ if you ever visit Rome.

聖彼得大教堂是世界最大的教堂。我們坐觀光巴士的第一天來過這裡，

在梵蒂岡拍了一些照，但我們只在下週三才來看到梵蒂岡博物館。

參觀博物館後，在我看來到聖彼得大教堂，它的室內設計，是我見過最美麗的！

建築物是巨大的，所有的雕像也是巨大的 - 其中有些更接近10米高！

其中最重要的雕像是米開朗基羅在這裡的右面入口展出，是聖瑪麗亞與耶穌被稱為

“The Pieta”，是米開朗基羅在他只有24歲時的名作（1499年）。

如果你會到訪羅馬這肯定是'必須要看'的。

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St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Square

The Vatican Museums 梵蒂岡博物館 Part III

The Vatican Museums

梵蒂岡博物館

Part III

This is by far the biggest museum I have ever been to! I couldn’t see everything inside.

I just visited the displays I really wanted to see and I was very keen to see Raphael (Rafael)

and Michelangelo’s works and of course the famous Sistine Chapel. I just couldn’t get to the final

 section fast enough! It took some while to get to the Last Judgment and the Genesis but… I finally made it!

The room was dark and there were so many people standing there. This room is very special and

 everyone there was supposed to be silent and you weren’t allowed to take pictures, but, people

 were talking, sitting and using flashes when taking pictures, so I took some pictures too, although

 without a flash. Then, there was an announcement telling people to keep quiet and to stop taking

pictures and by this time I was really tired but it was certainly one of the best things I did in Rome.

 I was very satisfied with my trip there.

這是迄今為止我去過最大的博物館！我沒法看完裡面的一切。我只能參觀了我真

的很想看的展品，我非常渴望看到拉斐爾和米開朗琪羅的作品，當然還有著名的西斯廷

教堂。我無法快速到達最後的一個部分！需花上一些時間才可看到《最後的審判》

和《創世紀》，但...我終於做到了！

房間裡一片漆黑，當時有很多人站在那裡。這個房間是非常特殊的，每個人都應該要

保持沉默，你不准拍照，但是，人們在談論，坐著和使用閃光燈拍照，我也拍了

一些照片，然而沒有閃光的。然後，有一個公告，告訴人們保持安靜，並停止拍照，

這時候我真的累了，但它肯定是我在羅馬做了最好的事。我很滿意我在那裡的旅行。

Stanze della Segnatura decorated by Raphael

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The Vatican Museums 梵蒂岡博物館 Part II

The Vatican Museums

梵蒂岡博物館

Part II

The Vatican Museums trace their origin to one marble sculpture, purchased 500 years ago.

The sculpture of Laocoön, the priest who, according to Greek mythology, tried to convince the people

 of ancient Troy not to accept the Greeks' "gift" of a hollow horse, was discovered 14 January 1506,

 in a vineyard near the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Pope Julius II sent Giuliano da Sangallo

 and Michelangelo Buonarroti, who were working at the Vatican, to examine the discovery.

On their recommendation, the pope immediately purchased the sculpture from the vineyard owner.

The pope put the sculpture of Laocoön and his sons in the grips of a sea serpent on public

display at the Vatican exactly one month after its discovery.

The Museums celebrated their 500th anniversary in October 2006 by permanently

opening the excavations of a Vatican Hill necropolis to the public.

(Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Museums)

梵蒂岡博物館的起源可以追溯到500年前購買的一座大理石雕像。這座名為拉奧孔與

兒子們的雕像於1506年1月14日在聖母大殿附近的一個葡萄園裡發掘出來。

教皇儒略二世派朱利亞諾•達•桑迦洛（Giuliano da Sangallo）和米開朗琪羅去查看發掘成果。

在他們的推薦下，教皇當機立斷從葡萄園主那裡買下了雕像。在發掘出雕像整一個月後，

教皇就在梵蒂岡向公眾進行了展示。

2006年10月梵蒂岡博物館慶祝建館500周年之際，

向公眾開放了梵蒂岡山丘上公墓的發掘現場。

(資料來自http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Museums > 港澳繁體)

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The Vatican Museums 梵蒂岡博物館 Part I

The Vatican Museums

梵蒂岡博物館

Part I

The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani), in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City,

are among the greatest museums in the world, since they display works from the immense

 collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries.

Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century. The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze

della Segnatura decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums.

(Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Museums)

梵蒂岡博物館（意大利語：Musei Vaticani）位於梵蒂岡城內，由羅馬梵蒂岡大道

（Viale Vaticano）可達。梵蒂岡博物館是世界上最偉大的博物館之一，

其中的藏品是多個世紀以來羅馬天主教會收集、積累的成果。

16世紀時，教皇儒略二世創建了博物館。遊客在遊覽梵蒂岡博物館時會經過由

拉斐爾裝飾的西斯廷禮拜堂和拉斐爾房間（Stanze di Raffaello）。

(資料來自http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Museums > 港澳繁體)

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Pompeii 龐貝古城 (Part II)

Pompeii 龐貝古城 Part II

Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian

 region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompeii. It was destroyed and completely

buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD.

The eruption buried Pompeii under 22 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1,600 years

 before its accidental rediscovery in 1592. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily

 detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire.

There were many fascinating stories to listen to and things to see and if you have

the opportunity to see it, I recommend you do so!

龐貝古城是一個破壞了和部分埋藏了的羅馬城市，它就在現代的意大利境內的

那不勒斯地區附近。在公元79年，它被維蘇威火山跨越兩天徹底的災難性火山爆發所摧毀

並長期的埋藏著。火山爆發把龐貝城掩埋在22米的火山灰和浮石下，

它是失去了近1600年才在1592年偶然下重新被發現。

從那時起，它的發掘提供了羅馬帝國全盛時期一些非常詳細的生活細節。

這裡有許多引人入勝的故事，可以聽和看到的東西，如果你有機會來看，我建議你都這樣做！

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Pompeii 龐貝古城 (Part I)

Pompeii 龐貝古城

I had read many stories about the history of the ancient city Pompeii.

I was so keen therefore and ecstatic in having the opportunity to visit it.

We were lucky to have a very funny guide and she showed us all the main sights of Pompeii.

We came at the right time because the rain had just stopped and the sun came out

and we were rewarded with blue skies and white clouds.

我讀過很多有關龐貝古城的歷史故事。因此，我是如此渴望和欣喜有機會參觀這裡。

我們很幸運，有一個非常有趣的導遊，她給我們介紹了所有龐貝古城的主要景點。

我們來得十分合時，因為雨剛停，太陽出來了，我們穫報以藍天和白雲。

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Napoli (Naples)

I went to two places outside of Rome, Napoli (Naples) and Pompeii. I went to a big shopping centre

(Galleria Umberto I) and it was a building with a huge glass dome. It was a very spectacular building.

Naples is one of the oldest cities in the world and it was the most bombed Italian city during World War II.

When we arrived here, there was a light rain. I can still feel this old city.

We started at the Castel Nuovo, and finished in Piazza del Plebiscito.

We had lunch near the ancient and famous city Pompeii. We had nice Italian spaghetti, meat and drinks.

One of the restaurateurs sang “Volare” and “O Sole Mio” which I thought were very impressive.

The next stop was Pompeii and the weather had definitely turned for the better. We had sunshine!

羅馬以外我還去了兩個地方，那不勒斯(那波里)和龐貝古城。我到了一個大商場
(名為Galleria Umberto I) ，這裡建有一個巨大的玻璃圓頂。這是一個非常壯觀的建築。

那不勒斯是世界上最古老的城市之一，也是第二次世界大戰期間被轟炸得最多的

意大利城市。當我們抵達這裡時有點小雨。但我仍然能感受到這個古老城市。

我們在Castel Nuovo古堡開始行程，在Piazza del Plebiscito廣場結束。

我們在龐貝古城附近午餐。我們食到很好的意大利麵條，肉類和飲料。

其中一個餐廳歌手唱“Volare”和“我的太陽”，我認為是非常令人印象深刻。

下一站是龐貝古城，天氣有明顯的好轉。陽光正照耀我們！


 

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Castel Nuovo

Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode II - San Carlo al Corso

Episode II

San Carlo al Corso

我們在Via del Corso街發現了一所很漂亮的教堂 - Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso教堂。

我們參觀了它，之後我們去了一間不錯的餐館，吃了美味的寬麵條和比薩餅。

We found a very beautiful basilica in Via del Corso - the Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso church.

After we visited it we went to a nice restaurant to have a nice lasagna and salmon pizza.

"Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso) is a basilica church in Rome,

 facing the central Via del Corso. It is dedicated to Saint Ambrose of Milan and Saint Charles Borromeo,

 also native of that city. It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to this saint,

including San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.

The construction was begun in the occasion of the canonization of St. Charles Borromeo (1610),

under the direction of Onorio Longhi and, after his death, of his son Martino. The site was that of the

 former church of San Nicola de Tofo. The dome, resembling that of Santi Luca e Martina,

was designed by Pietro da Cortona (1668), who was also responsible of the apse and of the rich

 internal decoration. The façade was designed by Cardinal Luigi Alessandro Omodei,

 who did not like the project prepared by Carlo Rainaldi.

The internal plan is on the Latin cross. The central vault is frescoed with a Fall of the

 Rebel Angels (1677–1679) by Giacinto Brandi. The altarpiece, depicting the

Saints Ambrose and Charles, was painted around 1685-1690 by Carlo Maratta."

- From Wikipedia

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Beautiful basilica in Via del Corso - the Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso

 (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso)