Dioskouros and Palazzo Senatorio
by Fabrizio Ruggeri
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Dioskouros and Palazzo Senatorio
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Fabrizio Ruggeri
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Rome, Italy. The right one of the two Dioscuri, or Castori, on top of the cordonata leading to Piazza del Campidoglio. These statues come from the Temple dedicated to the Dioscuri on the so called "Monte Cenci" (in the Ghetto) and date back to the late Roman Empire. The original project by Michelangelo would have made use of the statues of Castor and Pollux which are now in Piazza del Quirinale. In the background the bell tower of the Palazzo Senatorio by Martino Longhi il Vecchio (1578 - 1582).
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December 18th, 2010
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