9.15 A school for 434 years by domenicododaro

9.15 A school for 434 years

The "Collegio Romano" (Roman College), house of the high school where my daughter is attending her last year before the university (and the four preceding, of course!) Been there since MDLXXXIII (1583), and always a school.
At least, this is centered...
May I safely assume that the stone carving represents a (mythical Roman) animal/God ravenous for knowledge? Centred is good!
September 16th, 2017  
Looks like, effectively! More prosaically, it is the heraldic crest of the Roman noble family Boncompagni. The building was realized by will of Pope Gregory XIII, who belonged to that family.
September 16th, 2017  
That is old and carries lots of knowledge.
September 16th, 2017  
Please return and focus all over that angel... I am mesmerized. Great shot.
September 16th, 2017  
I think one could safely say that it is a well established school. I trust that your daughter is getting a good education there. Lets hope it doesn't become a block of apartments before long.
September 16th, 2017  
If the education is as well-formed as the building, she's got nothing to worry about.
September 16th, 2017  
@overalvandaan Indeed...
@photohoot Thank you so much! Will do, some time.
@helenhall Oh well, I hope so (for the education) and not (for the transformation... actually, one wing of the building is reserved for offices of the Ministry for Culture, it would be quite contradictory!
@vignouse We're happy about Greta's education. She's a very good student, however :-)
September 17th, 2017  
True knowledge stays.
September 18th, 2017  
@joysabin hopefully...
September 18th, 2017  
Brilliant facade xx
September 18th, 2017  
@psychographer XVI century architects had a know-how!
September 19th, 2017  
incredible history!
September 19th, 2017  
@dkbarnett Indeed! Thank you for stopping by.
September 19th, 2017  
Interesting architecture, I like to look at old buildings. I see this one has small windows then long windows and designs to between each level.
September 19th, 2017  
@365street Yes, the long windows are for the main floors and the small ones for a mezzanine that repeats practically every floor. Interesting enough
September 20th, 2017  
Amazing architecture... that's one of the things I miss about Europe! I love how very old the buildings are...
September 24th, 2017  
@kerosene True... Thank you, Caroline!
September 25th, 2017  
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