Italy Trip
Rome P.12
![]() Heading inside. |
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![]() We cam out in to a courtyard called The Octagonal Court. |
![]() I think this is a statue of Apollo. |
![]() A relief on one of the walls. |
![]() This sculpture called Laocöön. During the Trojan War, Laocöön strongly warned against bringing the Greeks' "Trojan Horse" into the city. But the goddess Athena, who favored the Greeks, sent the snakes to silence him. |
![]() One of the prettier sarcophagi. |
![]() A guard dog statue. |
![]() The Hall of Muses. |
![]() The ceiling of the Hall of Muses. |
![]() Experts think this torso is of Hercules. It's considered one of the more perfect torsos. Our guide said if you look at many other sculptures and paintings, they'll have this same torso. |
![]() A close-up of the ceiling. |
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