Showing posts with label madrid spain Barajas Museo del prado plaza de cibeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label madrid spain Barajas Museo del prado plaza de cibeles. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

The City of Rome

Main airport of the Rome city is Ciampino. And it’s the most populated city with 2.8 million peoples in just 1290 sqkm city located in central portion of peninsula. Very near of Tiber River. The religious importance make the Rome’s bishop the pope in Emperor Constantine ruling. And that pope makes the Rome city the main place of Catholic Church. In 756 pope given by pepin the temporal jurisdiction over city’s areas. But according to books in 846 Muslim Arabs invaded the Rome and sealed the st.peter’s basilica. Well in 1799 popes rule shacked by roman republic built under French revolution. Napoleon takes the Rome into French empire but after fall of napoleon church reinstated. In 1849.
Famous places are below.

Statues

There are 2 very famous statues are the pasquino and marforio.

The most distinguished roman thing of late 1st century is Frontinus. Most famous and gorgeous fountain is piazza fountain.
There are also many parks and gardens to visit and enjoy the history.
Most famous are villa borghese and villa ada
 If any one looking for check out the construction things just like bridges the he should visit most amazing bridges like villa doria pamphili, ponte cestio,ponte milvio,the ponte nomentano, the pontes ant Angelo, the ponte vittorio Emmanuel 2 and many more .        

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Madrid

Madrid in Spain is 15000 km far from Malaysia it will take 17 hour flight to reach in Madrid. Barajas airport is main airport of Madrid and also capital of Spain. Madrid has many landmarks like royal palace of Madrid, paseo Del prado prado museum and other 2, national library is also a nice place to visit. Royal palace is official residence of king of Spain but king do not reside here. Campo del Moro gardens has great history. Named after allegedly camped in this the Muslim troops of ali yusuf in 1110. He was trying to capture the city of Madrid. Sabatini gardens are just opposite to the royal palace of Madrid created in 1930. Museo del prado is national art museum in Madrid and have the greatest collection of European fine arts the coolest thing I have seen in museum was Las Meninas by Velazquez. Another landmark of Madrid is plaza de cibeles made by marble and fountains in this building are phenomenal. Cuatro Torres business area is tallest skyscrapers in Madrid and Spain its 2nd name is Madrid arena. Buildings were opened in year 2008. These four skyscrapers 224 to 250 m high and have 45 to 57 floors. Our next topic will be Barcelona.