UK - Europe - Dubai Trip Part 3 -ROME - Italy

The city of Rome is located in the central-Western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river within the Lazio region of Italy. Rome's history spans over two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was a major political and cultural influence in the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea for over four hundred years from the 1st Century BC until the 4th Century AD. Since the 2nd Century AD Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that that of the Italian Republic. Since 1929 it is also the site of the Vatican City, an independent city-state presided over by the Pope.
The current-day version of St Peter's Basilica was built and the Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo. Famous artists and architects, such as Bramante, Bernini and Raphael resided for some time in Rome, contributing to its Renaissance and Baroque architecture.

The Travi Fountain in Rome. You hold a coin facing away from the Fountain on your right hand and throw it over your left shoulder into the water. It is beleived that by doing this you will return to Rome again in your life. The fountain is Beauty Personified. The coins are collected from the fountain every week and given to the Red Cross Society for charity.

Italy is famous for its ancient Architecture & Food. Pizza & Ice Creams are famous the world over. The original Italian Pizza in not round but square in shape. They bake them in trays and cut in squares.

The Colosseum
It is an Amphitheatre Capable of seating 50,000 spectators . The construction started in the year 72 A.D & completed in 80 A.D. The Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles as well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.