Colosseum

Hey guys!!! Welcome to my neatline assignment :)

Let's start by looking at the Colloseum. Constructed in the year 72 AD by Roman Emperor Vespasian, the Colosseum functioned as a central point of Roman city-life, serving as a forum for all manner of grotesque (and bloody) entertainment.

From there, let's move just a few blocks away to Trajan's Market. The Market of Trajan was a communal space in Ancient Rome designed to support hundreds of pop up market stalls and street vendors.

Let's move a bit further away and take a look at Versailles, the grand palace of "The Sun King," Louis XIV. The grand palace was the opposite of a communal place (in contrast with Trajan's Market); its purpose was to provide King Louis XIV with the most grand palace of all time .... and you thought consumerism as a sin started with our generation ;)

From here, let's move to Hagia Sophia, the building that started as an Orthodox Church and then became a Catholic church and then a Mosque (and this is skipping a dozen other "and then became X"). 

Today, we conclude with St. Stephen Wallbrook. This "out of the way" chapel is one of the best preserved and most "Wren-esque" works of the iconic 17th century British architect responsible for reparing (and improving) London after the great fire, most well known for designing the world famous St. Paul's.

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