Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Julius Caesar

Yes "he" has been placed in front of Palatine Towers (<-- Wikipedia in En). Palatina Towers were one of four city gates to the Romanesque structure of Augusta Taurinorum the Romanesque city actually known as Torino. It was built in First century b.c. (between 1 b.c. to 99 b.c.).

Sì "lui" è stato messo di fronte alle Porte Palatine (<-- Wikipedia in It). Le Porte Palatine costruite nel I secolo a.c. erano uno dei quattro ingressi alla struttura romanica che prendeva il nome di Augusta Taurinorum, oggi conosciuta come Torino.
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15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ah, che piacere mi fa passare da queste parti ogni volta..

Laurie Allee said...

I really like your perspective, the way the sculpture looks imposing against the sky. Lovely.

mikeacoyle said...

I agree with Laurie, great photo.

Hilda said...

The history of Torino absolutely amazes me. It's mind-boggling for someone like me who lives in a very young country.

I love the angle of this shot. Makes one feel so puny beside the mighty Julius Caesar.

Tanya Breese said...

I love the angle of this photo. Those towers are amazing. I've never seen something so old up close, maybe someday!
Have a great day :)

Jane Hards Photography said...

I love upshots. Tey make such a dramatic image. You do live in a marvellous place for a photographer.

• Eliane • said...

"He" was a very wise man. How else would he have said so rightfully: "horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae" ("Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are the bravest"). ;)

Janet said...

A truly magnificent statue!

Jilly said...

What a shot! I love the grandeur of it all. Even the cloud added to the drama.

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to say I look at your photos every day and enjoy all of them.

[G@ttoGiallo] said...

Fabrizio... ok, I can wait but... when are you going to show us Porta Palazzo and the Balun ???

Kate said...

Although the angle might exaggerate the size, I believe that the towers must be impressively large. The statue probably is quite large, too.

Anonymous said...

Ave Caesar
Qui looks at you Te saluta

Fabrizio Zanelli said...

Thank you to everyone !!!

@gatto, you're right. I need to go there in fact and to take some photo.

Sally said...

That is a very handsome shot of Big Julie.
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