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A small detour to Rome



The role of Water 

During my trip to Rome I had the chance to understand the importance of water in the sculptures. While I was in Rome I could not believe how different everything looked compared to my books of class. The Fontana Di Trevi, the Fountains in the St Peter Basilica and the fountain in front of the Spanish Steps were some of the many fountains out there in Rome. Is incredible to see how water is so important in all these sculptures. The movement of the water has such a connection to the sculpture that one can feel a strong sense of life and attachment to the sculpture.  In the case of the Fontana Di Trevi one can observe that there is a related simultaneity throughout all the sculpture, a connection that only water can provide. Also just by looking to the fountains in the St Peters square one feels refreshed and relieved of the surroundings. The temperature can get so high and also so crowded that whenever you see the fountains and the water running through the structure one feels magnificent. People also use the fountains as a great source to drink water. The water that runs in Italy, Rome is as clean as a bottle of water bought in a store. In the Piazza de Espana or Spanish Steps people just enjoyed being around the fountain and drinking from it. It gives such a refreshing feeling that is so enjoyable. The fact that these fountains are still running is because of an ancient aqueduct made by the Romans. This makes the experience much more incredible. It is incredible to see something as ancient as those fountains still working today. The Romans clearly used these aqueducts for a way to reorganize the city.

The trip to Rome gave me a whole different view of how good water is integrated with sculpture. Water reaches a level that no other thing can. The movement, the feeling, the technology expresses so many things that it makes a structure so alive, so real. I believe that the importance of water integrated into sculpture is as important as anything else. After seeing this I believe that man is capable of doing everything. Roth says, “after a millennium, man was once more the measure and measurer of all things. Everything was possible for humankind”(Roth 356). 

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