SoundSeeing Paris The Pont Neuf - The Pont Neuf connects the ile de la Cite with the banks of the river Seine. Despite its name, ?New Bridge?, the Pont Neuf is the oldest remaining bridge in the city. At the time, it really was new in that it was made of stone and no houses could be built on it
SoundSeeing Paris The Sacre Coeur in Montmartre - The picturesque Montmartre is built on a hill in Paris. This area has always attracted artists such as writers and painters. Today, they have given way to crowds of tourists who enjoy the view from the steps of the Sacre C?ur, and are entertained by all kinds of artists
SoundSeeing Rome Colosseum - The arena was in much better shape in earlier days, but it is still an imposing ruin. You can easily imagine how it went here in the glory days of the Roman Empire: gladiator fights and wild beasts pursuing each other or criminals, Christians and Jews
SoundSeeing Rome . Piazza Navona - The oval shape of the piazza betrays its earlier function as a racetrack. It was buried underground through the centuries and became a piazza. Ornaments in the form of fountains followed later, and nowadays the tourists swarm here. Because when you think of Rome, then you also think of Bernini and Borromini
SoundSeeing Rome Constantine?s Arch - The most recent of the three triumphal arches in Rome is an assortment of stolen components. Constantine insisted that he also get an arch, just like his predecessors, even though it really was no longer the custom
SoundSeeing Rome Insula - . Insula, Aracoeli Stairs, Cordonata and Capitool (Campidoglio) Rome seems like one big open-air museum sometimes, where the one monument comes after the other
SoundSeeing Rome Piazza del Popolo - If you think the current customs checks are irritating, then think about the pilgrims who wanted to enter Rome via the Porta del Popolo. The security check that they had to endure was much more dubious. The visitors scattered themselves all over Rome via the Popolo Piazza
SoundSeeing Rome Saint Peter?s - The center of the Catholic faith lies in a tiny city-state governed by the Pope. The largest Christian church is built upon the grave of the apostle Peter. There are plenty of reasons to visit Saint Peter’'s, one of which is Michelangelo’'s dome
SoundSeeing Rome San Giovanni in Laterano - For a long period of time, this was the most important church of Christianity because all of the popes lived in the palace next to the church
SoundSeeing Rome Santa Maria Maggiore - When snowflakes miraculously swirled down from the sky here - in the middle of the summer - in the 4th century, the pope knew enough. This was the miracle that Mary had told him about. To honor her, he built here the ?Mary in the Snow? church
