The Eternal City at night - a thread 🧵

The Eternal City at Night - a thread 🧵

1. Piazza Navona, Rome

2. Trevi Fountain

Regarded as one of the most iconic fountains in the world, it was designed by the Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762.

Its name derives from the Latin word trivium, meaning "intersection of three streets".

3. The Colosseum

It is thought that the name originates from a massive statue of Nero, which was moved beside the amphitheatre by the emperor Hadrian.

The word colosseum is a neuter Latin noun formed from the adjective colosseus, meaning "gigantic" or "colossean".

4. The Pantheon

To this day, this ancient 2nd-century Roman temple holds the record for the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.

The word Pantheon means "temple of all the gods."

5. St. Peter's Square

Located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, it was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

The massive Tuscan colonnades, four columns deep, embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church."

6. The Trident, Rome

Via del Babuino, Via del Corso and Via di Ripetta as seen from Piazza del Popolo.

7. The Roman Forum

This ancient archaeological site was once the center of public life in the Roman Republic and Empire, featuring temples, government buildings, and marketplaces.

8. Ponte Sant’Angelo

The stunning bridge with angel statues leading to Castel Sant’Angelo.

9. The Temple of Aesculapius

Built between 1785 and 1792 in Villa Borghese, the temple honors the destroyed ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island.

It houses a restored statue of Aesculapius, likely from the Mausoleum of Augustus.

10. Dinner in the Trastevere

This neighborhood is one of the most charming and vibrant in the Eternal City.

Its name derives from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning "beyond the Tiber."

11. The Spanish Steps

12. Castel Sant'Angelo

Also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, it was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor as a mausoleum for himself and his family.

13. A snowy night in the winter of 2018

14. Piazza della Repubblica

15. Fountain of St. Peter's Square by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

16. A stunning long-exposure shot of the Arch of Constantine by Shaiith

17. Piazza del Campidoglio

18. Baths of Caracalla

Constructed between 212 and 217 AD, these baths were the second-largest public Roman baths, surpassed only by the Baths of Diocletian.

They operated until the 530s before falling into ruin.