Vacation to Italy

The Pantheon and the Coliseum were our next destinations . I have learned that both structures were constructed during the glory days of the Roman Empire . Although the structures have been erected decades ago it was surprisingly amazing to see how it is being maintained and protected by the people . The structure and design of the pillars , the walls , and the interior were still intact , leaving traces of how people of old have regarded art and design by incorporating them to buildings or structures . For instance , the altar and the crucifix in the Pantheon

br took me back to how the people worshipped and practiced Early Christianity

Viewing the tomb of the legendary artist Raphael brought vivid images of Dan Brown 's representations in his novel Angels and Demons ' to life . Another amazing experience was imagining the gladiator battles that took place in the Coliseum . It all seemed to be just scenes in the movie , but being there made it more real , like viewing the battles in mind was clearly real . Like what I have said , experiencing it with one 's five senses is entirely different from what most people would perceive or expect if they just read it in books or saw it in movies . It was an elating experience to be there and contemplate on what the representations meant for the Italian culture

A little piece of information obtained during the trip to the Coliseum was its destruction . The tour guide mentioned how it was destroyed during the period of Christianity . However , the remnants from the destruction of the Roman Coliseum were utilized to build St . Peter 's Basilica in the Vatican City . Despite the damages inflicted on the Coliseum , it was still amazing how one could picture how it was in the past since most of the vestiges were...