Monday, January 19, 2009
Few day back start count down on the trip to Europe, and it is time to have researching in depth on the place to ensure get as much detail from the history and cultural perspective as possible. Saint Peter Church and Square if purely saw the square cannot get much impact in the first impression. But once you show it in different perspective, especially with the Michelangelo Dome in the scene, that it is different, it is very famous landmark from the angle of framing everything.

Here the place most closer to their lord, some believe it is, and lot of people come across entire globe to pray and have a spiritual experience here. It is also a place so small, but exercise so much of the religion power that teach me lesson on leverage, it strength is on the symbolism as well as it historical significant. Vatican city is a independent country since 1930s occupied quarter of the Rome. If my memory serves me well, it is the small country on the whole world. Hope high expectation on the place to give my life a remark able experience on being here upon my life time.
Recently start to like and know how to appreciated great architecture, building, object and natural beauty. The entire building by itself can be classify as great architecture, I think few people will have objection on it unless due to religion reason. Th e Michelangelo Dome here and the two arm like square design make here unique. Off course, treasure inside is even more valuable.
Friday, February 06, 2009

Still remember the day at Rome first stop is go here – Vatican City (Holy See). It is very near historical centre of Rome, once pass thru the Saint Angel Castle and the Saint Angel Bridge (with 12 angle statutes), we reach the Holy See, it is listed under world heritage, and it is the largest church in the world. Beside big, those valuable historical items store inside is very valuable. For example, the Michelangelo Dome architecture, the beautiful Pieta, ‘creation of Adam’ and ‘last judgment day’ painting; Bernini two arm design of the square and lot of statutes of the saint and angel, include the two St Peter Statute one hold the secret key and scroll and one point the sword to the heaven. All is the masterpiece that makes it so unique in the history and it the world.
The date we are having a long queue up to enter into the church, it is about 30 minutes time, and require to pass thru the security check and scanner gate, just like airport. Anyhow it worth it, it remind me for the queue at Paris Eiffel tower and Beijing Forbidden city. It have a rain during the queue, luckily have bring the umbrella, else it will become the problem and get wet.

In Italy, Michelangelo is of the three great man leave a lot of great art work as the heritage for us, another two is Leonardo Da Vinci and Rafael.

He is good at painting as well, have a great work of ‘last judgment day’ and ‘the genesis’ – the painting that show the god and the human touching figure. Beside that, the one I got good feeling is his ‘Day and Night’ and ‘Dawn and Dusk’ statute.
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