report from Italian's Argonauts

1. Whichkindofcivilstructures townshavetohavetomakelifesafecomfortbleand
meaningfull?
InourArgonautstripwediscoveredmanytownsinItalyandlearninglotsabout
whatweneedtobuildour city.
Let’sdiscovering withus wherewe was …

2. Perugia …
Howmuch importance doyougive tothefountain inyourtown?Maybe youshouldknow,
before answering,that upuntilthe XIII*century people hadtogo leave thetowntotakewater...
Perugia’s peoplemade thisfountain that’sone of thefirst city’s fountain in theworld.
The importance of WATER …
The main Fountain_ FONTANA MAGGIORE
The Fontana Maggiore is a monumental medieval fountain located between the cathedral and the
Palazzo dei Priori in the city of Perugia in Italy. It was made between 1277 and 1278 by sculptors
Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano. The hydraulics were by Fathers Bevignate and Boninsegna.The
fountain was part of program of civic improvements begun in 1278 to celebrate the autonomy of
the free commune of Perugia. On the twenty-five sides of the basin are sculptures representing
prophets and saints, the labours of the months, the signs of the zodiac, scenes from Genesis, and
events from Roman history.
This is the most important monument in our town because it is in the historical city centre.
It is the place where young people meet on saturday nights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx6D0WmqjLk

3. ROME…
WehavechosenthisbuildingbecauseitisthemostrepresentativeofItaly.We
belivemonumentsareveryimportantinformingcivilidentity…
The rules of THE GAMES
THE COLOSSEUM
The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is a large amphitheatre in the city of
Rome. The construction of the Colosseumstarted around 70–72 AD and was finished in 80 AD.
Emperor Vespasian started the work, and Emperor Titus completed it. Emperor Domitian made
some changes to the building between 81–96 AD. It had seating for 50,000 people. It was 156
metres wide, 189 metres long and 57 metres tall. It is the biggest amphitheatre built by the Roman
Empire. The Colosseum was first called the Flavian Amphitheatre or in latin, the Amphitheatrum
Flavium. This was after Vespasian and Titus who had the family name of Flavius. It was used for
gladiatorial contests, and other shows like animal hunts, in which animals would hunt and eat
prisoners; or in which gladiators would fight against animals. There were also execution of
prisoners, plays, and battle scenes; sometimes it was filled with water to fight sea battles. The
people of Rome could go into the Colosseumwithout any costs; it was free. In the Middle Ages it
was no longer used for performances. It was then used as housing, workshops, a Christian shrine,
and as a supply of building stones. It is now a ruin because of earthquakes. The Colosseumis a
symbol of the Roman Empire. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions. On Good Fridays,
the Pope leads a torch lit “ Way of the Cross” procession around the various levels of the
amphitheatre

4. Venice
Wehave chosen thismonument because webelieve, nomatter ourreligion, templum are for
celebrating our wishtobenotalone in theuniverse
The value of TRANSCENDENCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm5LhV6Uz0E
SAN GIORGIO CHURCH
San Giorgio Maggiore, architecturally influential church in Venice, designed in 1566 by Andrea
Palladio and finished in 1610 by Vincenzo Scamozzi. The church stands on the island of San Giorgio
Maggiore, opposite the monumental San Marco Basilica, and is one of the first sights of Venice
visible to the traveler approaching by sea.
Palladio’s facade shows a characteristically Mannerist arrangement of Classical elements,
dominated by a central pediment that is flanked by the two halves of a broken pediment. The
building is also notable for its spacious light-filled interior, in which a screen of columns separates
the high altar from the monastic choir behind it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3WySWf6Pc

5. ROME
Theneed oflaws
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
The Italian Parliament (Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic.
The Parliament is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the
Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848-1861) and the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy
(1861-1946). It is a bicameral legislature with 945 elected members and a small number of
unelected members (parlamentari). It is composed of the Chamber of Deputies, with 630
members (deputati) elected on a national basis, and the Senate of the Republic, with 315
members (senatori) elected on a regional basis, plus a small number (currently 5) of senators for
life (senatori a vita), either appointed or ex officio. The two houses are independent from one
another and never meet jointly except undercircumstances specified by the Constitution. By the
Republican Constitution of 1948, the two houses of the Italian Parliament possess the same
powers: this particular form of parliamentary democracy (so-called perfect bicameralism) has been
coded in the current form since the adoption of the Albertine Statute and resurged after the
dismissal of the fascist dictatorship of the 1920s and 1930s during World War II. Because the
President of the Senate is acting Head of State in the absence of the President of the Republic, the
President of the Senate and the Vice-Presidents of the Senate have a higher position than their
respective counterparts of the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian order of precedence. On the
other hand, no distinction is made between deputies and senators.
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6. AGRIGENTO
Therootsofourfuture
ARTS
THE VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES
The Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily,
southern Italy. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture,
and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was
included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1997. Much of the excavation and restoration
of the temples was due to the efforts of archaeologist DomenicoAntonioLo Faso Pietrasanta
(1783–1863), who was the Duke of Serradifalco from 1809 through 1812. The archaeological park
and landscape of the Valley of the Temples is the largest archaeological site in the world with
1,300 hectares. The term "valley" is a misnomer, the site being located on a ridge outside the town
of Agrigento.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEvDZA4Cr8Q