Another interesting site we saw is the Pantheon, which is outside of Vatican City in surrounding Rome. The Pantheon is an Ancient Roman building built in 2nd century A.D. that was used for the dedication of the Roman gods. In the 7th century, the temple was converted into a Christian church, and the original statues and art of the Roman gods was destroyed. It was fascinating to go inside the church, but it was also unfortunate to think about the original pieces that have been lost forever.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Walking Tour Part 2
On 28 July we had the second part of our walking tour in Rome, Italy. We visited Vatican City, where we saw the building where Galileo was tried by the Inquisition for his support of the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. It was very interesting to see the real-life building that Galileo's trial took place in, because those events seem distant not only in time but in thinking about the reasons why they occurred. I think that today it can be hard to be historically relative and understand the thinking of 17th century society, because the lack of free speech is so foreign to us.
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It really is neat to stand in and touch buildings that have been there centuries before us. Like going into the Pantheon, and seeing were Gallileo actually stood trial. We were walking the footsteps and learning great pieces of history on this trip.
ReplyDeleteI also find it hard to think about Galileo's trial knowing now that his theory is right. It's also interesting to consider how prominent the Church was in politics at the time when they don't have as much influence today.
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