Thursday, December 11, 2014

December 11, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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Fountain of the Sea Horses, in the gardens of the Villa Borghese, is an 18th-century work in marble by Christopher Unterberger.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

December 10, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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The Baths of Diocletian, built between 298 and 306 AD, were the grandest of public baths in ancient Rome. Today the Basilica of Santa Maria ...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

December 9, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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Fountain of the Naiads (water nymphs) including the nymph of the ocean riding a horse. (1901)   Piazza della Repubblica was the ne...
Monday, December 8, 2014

December 8, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calenadar

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Today if you travel along the Via Appia Antica (The Appian Way) as it leads from Rome you will often see horses. The Appian Way was one...
Sunday, December 7, 2014

December 7, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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Not far from the ancient Pyramid of Cestius, behind the Testaccio Post Office, is Piazza Albania. It received this name i...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

December 6, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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Today the search for horses in Rome takes us to the National Museum of Oriental Art . This museum is an interesting collection of Eastern ar...
Friday, December 5, 2014

December 5, 2014: Horses in Rome Advent Calendar

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Horses and carriages can often be seen carrying riders around the historic center of Rome. Piazza Venezia Via del Corso