MiBACT, exclusive video shows Rome's Christmas at the Pantheon

Through an exclusive video released as an international preview on its Youtube channel, MiBACT celebrates Christmas in Rome. The protagonists are light andastronomy: every year, on April 21 at noon, the sun enters the Pantheon’soculus and, thanks to a special inclination, creates a beam of light in the perfect center of the entrance portal. When the emperor crossed the threshold of the Pantheon at that exact time, his body was enveloped in light. The video is available at this link .

Also, on the occasion of Christmas in Rome, the Colosseum Archaeological Park opens virtually to the public with a special tour of some of the restoration and maintenance sites planned for 2020.
Photographic and video images will accompany visitors to the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Vesta, the statue of St. Peter on Trajan’s Column and near the Arch of Septimius Severus.

“The Colosseum Archaeological Park includes, in addition to the Flavian Amphitheater and the Domus Aurea, the areas of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill where traces of Rome’s origins can be found,” said Park Director Alfonsina Russo. “Over the centuries these places have become the cradle of Western civilization, housing houses, palaces, temples and public monuments. The signs of time have been deposited on these places, but over the centuries the message they carry has never been erased. It is our duty to preserve this message for the future, it is our duty to take care of History. On this day when we celebrate Christmas in Rome we virtually open the gates of the Park and invite you to enter and participate in our activities of care and maintenance of a heritage that is yours first and foremost.”

Throughout the day it will be possible to follow the event online on social media, and at 5 p.m. appointment with Professor Andrea Carandini who will delve into the history of Rome and its origins.

MiBACT, exclusive video shows Rome's Christmas at the Pantheon

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