Rome
- Walks
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| In
the spring
of 1819,
the Shelleys
left Naples
and returned
to Rome,
where they
immediately
plunged into
a vigorous
round of
sightseeing. |
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| Shelley had several favorite walks in Rome. One regular
visit was the Quirinal gardens, which now serve as the Presidential
Palace. We were able to get only external shots since the
gardens are currently open to the public only once a year
in early July. |
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| The Baths of Caracalla were also a regular walk—perhaps
Shelley's
favorite in
Rome. |
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| It
formed the
background
for Joseph
Severn's painting, "Shelley
in the Baths
of Caracalla." |
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| Near the Baths was the Circus Maximus; the building on
the far side of the Circus is the Emperor's Palace, and
beyond the Palace is the Forum. |
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| The Cenci building still stands, |
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| as does the Pantheon, |
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| the Coliseum and the Arch of Constantine, |
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| the celebrated fountains at Trevi, |
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| the Forum, |
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| the Gardens above the Spanish Steps, |
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| and
Keats’s last
residence:
the pink building
shown below
to the right
of the Spanish
Steps. Keats
lived in the
corner room
on what Americans
would call
the third
floor, Europeans
the second. |
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| The
building
now houses
the Keats-Shelley
Society.
A good
contact
at the
Keats
house is
the administrator,
Catherine
Payling
(email:
cpayling@tin.it). |
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