Life Section

Before I left Rome I made sure to go to the Vatican Museums, and visit the Trevi Fountain one last time so that I could toss in a coin and make a wish!  Supposedly if you toss a coin into the Trevi it means that you will return again someday.  So, Rome, until we meet again!

In December Rome soon became adorned in beautiful Christmas lights!  In the Piazza Navona there was a Christmas market that had a merry-go-round, game booths, and booths selling everything from large Nutella donuts, cotton candy, toys and souvenirs of all kinds, and nativity figurines galore!  On a Sunday evening I went to a mass at St. Peters Basilica.

Our class was lucky enough to visit several Carlo Scarpa projects during our North field trip.  This was the first time I had seen any of his work, and what I liked about it was the sheer devotion to an overall architectural language in his projects as well as his attention to detail.  The first project we visited by him was his renovation of the Castelvecchio in Verona (see the previous post).  The following day we visited the Museum of sculptor Antonia Canova, and the Brion Cemetery, both of which he designed an addition.  One thing I appreciate about Carlo Scarpa is that he is well known for very few and yet very rich projects.  It shows that it is possible for quality and intensity to dominate quantity, although I’m sure that Scarpa poured his soul into these buildings.