Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-08-29

quested the pleasure. 1t consists
three stories with IL 900 rooms, % var,
and great numbers of chambers, "a
{ leries, meseums. etc. The interior
the temple is beyond my pc wer to de
cribe; no human mind can form I'll
slightest conception Of the beauty on
and wonder contained in this b uildln,
1t is about 200 yards long by 40 yart
wide end surprised for its beauty, Il
: visitor when looking Mt the Cupal
which for itself Is as large as the Pal
theon.
The altar in the centre was erected b
Clement VIII and Is covered with tn
so much admired canopy executed b
Berniui under Urbano VIII. The pain
inRs OF all affairs except two are in me
sale. 1t has three naves, in the larger on
in the centre there is O bronze statue 6
presenting st. Peter The large toe O.
one foot is off, said to have been worl
away by millions of kisses by those
who have and are now worshipipt
there. lngress to the Vatican which
Is called the Portone della Zecca is t.
be found behind the Church OF st
Peter. 1t is the confine between the
Leonlne city and the Italian Rome.
The entrance Is watched by the Swiss
Guard, sort of bodyguard OF the Ro-
man Pontiffs, who are richly dressed in
brilliant colors.
Santa Maria Maggiore Balisic was
erected in 35s by Pope Llberio. The
interior is adorned with very rich gol-
den marbles. The Pantheon Is q
master piece of ancient Rome. 1t was
erected by Agrippa In the year 726. 1t
took fire many times but It was recon-
structed by Adrlano, by Antonio Pic,
by Sittimio Severe and by Caracallo.
Pope Bonifazio " consecrated it to the
Virgin. The Interior is of round shape
having no windows and is lighted b.
an opening made In the centre OF the
'upalo. In this classic temple are the |
graves OF Raphael, Sanzlo and other
renowned artists. here is also Victor |
1manuePs tomb, father OF the country.
md Of Umbert L. the wise and good
King Wiley murdered at Mona July
%, 1900. con that particular day l was
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The anphitheatre called Colosseum.
'as constructed In the year 70 by the
'mperor Flavius Vespaslano and COM
leted by Titus in so B. c. Here was
olemnized the Inauguration with plays
nd fights between gladiators and
lid beasts. The external circumfer-
nee is 57S yards, the height is 157 feet.
LAD seats for from fifty to eighty
1ousand people. The arena is SO by 9
yards. Beneath were chambers and y
ems for wild beasts during these fights
hich lasted as many as one hundred
sys. Five thousand wild animals were
lied, to say nothing OF the men and a
omen. Only about one third of this n
aiding Is standing, the parts gone hav- 5
& been used for building purposes -
I'd at low estimate these parts re. H
aiming are worth half a million b
unds,making two and half lalllion n
liars u
Irevis Fountain in the opinion of "
any is said to be one of the highest le
d finest fountains OF the world. Y
lie statue in the centre represents the y,
can upon large sea shell carried by ia
a horses. The other two statues at OF
sides represent Health and Album az
nee. The Colonna Square. This can u, We
called the center of Rome, the spot gi
business meeting, the square which
70 much liked by the Romans and by IL
foreigners. In the centre can be a.
n the classic column executed by Sc
Senate and the Romans in honour ia
Marco Aurelio Antonio for hie IL
.ories' reported with the Germans. or
origin upon this column there was IL
ced the statue of Marco Aurelio. him IN
which was changed by Sisto V with ~ ~
Paups Statue, Via Appla and pI
'uedotti Di Claudio (aqueduct of lis
udius). This fine panorama is one les
he most characteristic points of the n h'
nan campaign and shows US the Of
Via Appia that leads to Albano Stt
the nelghboring CASTILLO. This
educt was constructed by Caligula e a%O
Claudius A. d. SO. and extended art
IS kilometres, about 40 miles as far to
he principal valley of the Aniene. OF
J the most gigantic OF the Roman ar
educts which fell into ruin in the in
and sixth centuries and In the ma
Of Vitiga King Of the Cloths who IL
PEELED the Romans to surrender for COG
of water. Only snail portion OF ma
w remains, yet enough to show L
wonderful builders the Romans In'
. Inever in all my life saw such VIII
and stone work. Every structure OF t
lex or stone, no woodwork any and
e. The walls of all buildings are vi |
'here from three to twenty feet cen
(. who
ON the best information / could X
he year B. G. 757 has been assign ram .
) the date OF the foundation OF one
e. When in Rome do as Rome Vire
That's what did. Now | will mon
Rome not because l have given
full account OF all l saw or did, ~
or fear l may tell too much.
next letter will begin at Florence, u ul',
eantiful land of flowers. driv
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