the previous entry that I extracted was to sit down, as I interviewed my father.
Now, we all know Google Maps was a massive invention in the modern age, and that
it helped us on many days as we got lost while searching for a particular place in
the city or elsewhere, but today I will be doing something a little bit different.
A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon Google Maps again just to explore different
parts of the world and to really get reconnected with where everything sits on the earth.
Some places I just wanted to know where it was, and even discovered some new places
I haven't heard of before.
Today, I will be researching some of the big landmarks in Italy, and will just be doing
some random exploration, since travel tickets are so expensive. And so our journey begins.
The first thing I discovered while zooming into Italy, was the main island of Venice. Now, what I saw was quite surprising: there were more than 22 Catholic churches on just the middle islands of Venice. This could be that Catholicism is the most famous religion in Italian borders. I shouldn't be shocked, but it is quite extraordinary.
The second place that I visited, was the Pantheon. In its time, the Pantheon was a temple built to house the free worship of all gods in Rome, and it is fronted with many pillars and consists of a dome with an open roof on the inside.
I also visited the Colosseum, which, in 72 AD, seated over 50 000 spectators, and was used to showcase brutal gladiator battles and chariot races.
Right next to the Colosseum, stands the Arch of Constantine, a marble layered arch which commemerates the victory of Constantine I at Milvian Bridge in 312. It consists of three arches, of which the middle one is the largest, and the entire arch stands 21 meters high. Romans just always had to build the most impressive things, didn't they?
Next stop was Milan Cathedral, which was quite a spectacle in the first person viewing mode, and just explains to me the true magnitude of the building. Seated in the city of Milan's city square, the Milan Cathedral is the second largest Catholic church in the world. It took a staggering 50 years to complete, and is also regarded as one of the most beautiful churches in the world.
This was quite an epic journey for me as a history junkie. So much time and energy was spent in creating all of these magnificent buildings, and what a stunning collection of landmarks they are. I sure would've liked to have lived in Italy at some point, but this is a fun little substitute, for now at least.
The lesson I've learned in this exercise was to show interest. In the next one, I will be showing interest by reading a biography of somebody I don't admire.
Until next time!
Some sources:
http://traveluto.com/famous-landmarks-in-italy/
http://google.com/maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Constantine
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