Roman "talking" statues
Roman "talking" statues are a form of anonymous expression of the opinion of the people about the political situation in Rome. Criticism of the system and heads of state (mainly the papacy) in the form of anonymous poems and lampoons was glued to the foot of several famous Roman statues. The tradition dates back to the XVI century and has continued to the present day.
The Pasquine statue depicts supposedly Menelaus with the body of Patroclus. Leaflets were pasted on its foot in the XVI century, which gave rise to the word lampoon. It stands near Piazza Navona.
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Roman "talking" statues are a form of anonymous expression of the opinion of the people about the political situation in Rome. Criticism of the system and heads of state (mainly the papacy) in the form of anonymous poems and lampoons was glued to the foot of several famous Roman statues. The tradition dates back to the XVI century and has continued to the present day.
The Pasquine statue depicts supposedly Menelaus with the body of Patroclus. Leaflets were pasted on its foot in the XVI century, which gave rise to the word lampoon. It stands near Piazza Navona.
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Novospassky Monastery
Since the foundation of the monastery, the remains of the Romanov boyars - the ancestors of the dynasty of Russian tsars - have been resting here. In this place Roman Zakharin and his children, the great Empress Nun Marfa, the daughter of Mikhail Fedorovich Tsarevna Irina and many other representatives of the august family found the last shelter on earth.
During the War of 1812, the monastery was first looted by Napoleonic soldiers, and then suffered from a fire. It is noteworthy that before fleeing, the French looters made tunnels under the monastery to blow it up, but they did not have time - the appearance of the Russian army destroyed the enemy's plans.
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Since the foundation of the monastery, the remains of the Romanov boyars - the ancestors of the dynasty of Russian tsars - have been resting here. In this place Roman Zakharin and his children, the great Empress Nun Marfa, the daughter of Mikhail Fedorovich Tsarevna Irina and many other representatives of the august family found the last shelter on earth.
During the War of 1812, the monastery was first looted by Napoleonic soldiers, and then suffered from a fire. It is noteworthy that before fleeing, the French looters made tunnels under the monastery to blow it up, but they did not have time - the appearance of the Russian army destroyed the enemy's plans.
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Peter's Gate of the Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter's Gate was built in 1708 according to the original design of the Italian architect and engineer of Swiss origin Domenico Trezzini.
The special beauty of this unique structure is given by a wooden carved panel created by the sculptural and carved craftsman Konrad Osner.
The panel is a symbol of the glorious victory of the Russian army in the Great Northern War (1700-1721), at the end of which, as the story goes, the Russian Empire began to emerge.
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Peter's Gate was built in 1708 according to the original design of the Italian architect and engineer of Swiss origin Domenico Trezzini.
The special beauty of this unique structure is given by a wooden carved panel created by the sculptural and carved craftsman Konrad Osner.
The panel is a symbol of the glorious victory of the Russian army in the Great Northern War (1700-1721), at the end of which, as the story goes, the Russian Empire began to emerge.
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The Basilica of St. Clement
The Basilica of St. Clement is a church in Rome, located on San Giovanni in Laterano Street, between the Colosseum and the Lateran Cathedral. It is a unique archaeological complex that includes the upper level (a modern basilica built in the XII century), the middle level (an early Christian basilica built in the IV century) and the lower level (two buildings that arose in the I century of the new era).
The modern basilica contains a mosaic of the XII century filled with early Christian symbols, frescoes of the XV and XVIII centuries. In the early Christian basilica, unique frescoes of the IX century have been preserved, including the first known inscriptions in vernacular Italian.
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The Basilica of St. Clement is a church in Rome, located on San Giovanni in Laterano Street, between the Colosseum and the Lateran Cathedral. It is a unique archaeological complex that includes the upper level (a modern basilica built in the XII century), the middle level (an early Christian basilica built in the IV century) and the lower level (two buildings that arose in the I century of the new era).
The modern basilica contains a mosaic of the XII century filled with early Christian symbols, frescoes of the XV and XVIII centuries. In the early Christian basilica, unique frescoes of the IX century have been preserved, including the first known inscriptions in vernacular Italian.
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Necropolis of the Donskoy Monastery
The necropolis at the Donskoy Monastery was formed in the XVII century. N. Karamzin calls it in the "History of the Russian State" the main burial place of outstanding people of that time.
Dolgoruky and Vyazemsky, Golitsyn and Cherkassky - the surnames of these families are inscribed on the pedestals of the necropolis. In the churchyard are the burials of A. Sumarokov, P. Chaadaev, V. Odoevsky. The relatives of Turgenev and Pushkin, the creative and cultural elite of the country rest here.
At the beginning of the XX century, the burials went beyond the fence of the monastery, receiving the name of the new Don cemetery.
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The necropolis at the Donskoy Monastery was formed in the XVII century. N. Karamzin calls it in the "History of the Russian State" the main burial place of outstanding people of that time.
Dolgoruky and Vyazemsky, Golitsyn and Cherkassky - the surnames of these families are inscribed on the pedestals of the necropolis. In the churchyard are the burials of A. Sumarokov, P. Chaadaev, V. Odoevsky. The relatives of Turgenev and Pushkin, the creative and cultural elite of the country rest here.
At the beginning of the XX century, the burials went beyond the fence of the monastery, receiving the name of the new Don cemetery.
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Taras Shevchenko Embankment
The construction of the right bank of the Moskva River began in the middle of the XIX century, and the embankment that appeared there was called Dorogomilovskaya.
The centenary of the great Ukrainian poet, artist and novelist Taras Shevchenko was the reason to give her a new name.
Taras Shevchenko Embankment is connected by three bridges with opposite embankments. The first bridge is Bagration, named after the famous commander, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812.
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The construction of the right bank of the Moskva River began in the middle of the XIX century, and the embankment that appeared there was called Dorogomilovskaya.
The centenary of the great Ukrainian poet, artist and novelist Taras Shevchenko was the reason to give her a new name.
Taras Shevchenko Embankment is connected by three bridges with opposite embankments. The first bridge is Bagration, named after the famous commander, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812.
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Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is a Roman square in the shape of a rectangle elongated from south to north, built on the site of Domitian's stadium (I century). From the XV century to 1869, the location of the city market. It was built in the XVII century in the Baroque style.
Two churches, including the Church of St. Agnes, overlook the square. It was built in 1652-1672 by the architects Girolamo and Carlo Rainaldi, Francesco Borromini, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as several palaces, including the Palazzo Pamphili (built for Innocent X in the 1644-1650-ies, frescoes by Pietro da Cortona; now the Embassy of Brazil).
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Piazza Navona is a Roman square in the shape of a rectangle elongated from south to north, built on the site of Domitian's stadium (I century). From the XV century to 1869, the location of the city market. It was built in the XVII century in the Baroque style.
Two churches, including the Church of St. Agnes, overlook the square. It was built in 1652-1672 by the architects Girolamo and Carlo Rainaldi, Francesco Borromini, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as several palaces, including the Palazzo Pamphili (built for Innocent X in the 1644-1650-ies, frescoes by Pietro da Cortona; now the Embassy of Brazil).
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