{"product_id":"rome-then-and-nowr-federica-dorazio-9781910496947","title":"Rome Then and Now(r)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA visual historical tour through all the great tourist locations of Rome, with vintage images paired with their modern-day equivalent in this compelling bilingual edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRome is 'the eternal city' and was a stopping-off place on the Grand Tour long before the days of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the preservation of so many classic ruins across the city, there has been significant change. Over hundreds of years of flooding, the river Tiber deposited silt across the Forum and low-lying sites. Many archive images show a completely different ground level to the 21st century view, after excavation revealed their true height.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mussoilini came to the power in 1922 he set about creating wider avenues and removing some of the older buildings, as can been from the changes to via della Conciliazione.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRome Then and Now\u003c\/em\u003e visits all the major tourist locations in the city and shows pictures of how they once were, sometimes unfenced with goats grazing amongst the ruins!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSites include: St Peter's Square, Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo, the Forum, Trajan's Column, Trevi Fountain, Arch of Titus, Arch of Conatantine, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Navona, Quirinal Palace, Vittoriano, Tarpeian Hill, Palatine Hill, Circus Maximus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Federica D'Orazio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910496944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910496947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pavilion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 11.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Federica D'Orazio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078248362239,"sku":"9781910496947","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ea172b7-0899-4d4e-b576-9f9474688a37.jpg?v=1685474400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rome-then-and-nowr-federica-dorazio-9781910496947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}