2.  colosseum  Pantheon  Circus Maximus  Museo della Pasta (museum of pasta)  We chose these sites around Rome because of their beautiful architecture and the significance they have to the magnificent history of Rome.

3.  The colosseum is an amphitheatre in the centre of Rome. It was the biggest building that the Roman empire ever built.  The slaves of Rome were made to fight dangerous animals and sometimes even each other, for the entertainment of the emperor and his people.

4.  The Pantheon was a temple built for all the ancient Gods of Rome.  The Pantheons height and diameter are the same 43.3m.  After 2000 years of it being built it still held the record for the largest unreinforced dome in the world.  It is now used as a Roman catholic church.

5.  The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot racing stadium.  It was the first stadium ever built and was the largest all throughout the time of the empire  It was 621m long and 118m wide and it could hold about 150,000 spectators.  It is now a public park.

6.  The pasta museum displays the history the production and the consumption of pasta in Rome.

7.  Piaza san marco  Ponte di rialto  Ponte dei sosperi  Basalica di san marco.  We chose these sites around Venice because of their beautiful architecture and the significance they have to the magnificent history of Venice.

8.  The piaza san marco is also known as St. marks square by anglophones.  The piaza san marco is considered Venices main tourist attraction because all of the religious and civil ceremonies are held there.  It is so close to the canal that it gets flooded multiple times a year.

9.  It is one of the four bridges spanning the grand canal.  The ponte di rialto was the first bridge built over the grand canal and was built in 1181.  The bridge was damaged in 1320 by a revolt and collapsed twice before it got properly rebuilt in 1551.

10.  The bridge of sighs is an enclosed bridge made of limestone, and has windows with stone bars.  It was designed by Anthony Contino (who’s Uncle designed the Rialto bridge) and was built in 1602.  This bridge connects the old prison and interrogation rooms of Venice.

11.  St. Marks Basilica is the most famous of many churches in Venice.  It became the cities cathedral in 1807 after being the dodges palace’s private chapel.  It is well known for its byzantine mosaics and as a symbol a venitian wealth.

12.  Rome interesting fact: Back in the prime of its empire Rome ruled all over Europe and Africa and it stayed that way for centuries.  Venice interesting fact: The main source of transportation around venice is by boat through the many man-made canals throughout the city.  The distance between the two cities is 393 kilometres.