The main content of "Glory of Ruins"

It is about the author visiting Rome, feeling the greatness of ancient civilization, and even the ruins shocked the world.

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It never occurred to me that the most attractive place in Rome is the ruins.

The morning after we arrived in Italy, we took a bus from a small town called Beautiful City to Rome. The weather was particularly good that day. It was sunny in autumn and breezy in autumn. The pine trees on both sides of the expressway are like a huge green umbrella, supporting the blue sky and white clouds, and the scenery is beautiful. It has long been said that Rome is a masterpiece of architectural art, especially the majestic Saint Angel Castle, the majestic statue monument of Emmanuel II, the mysterious wishing fountain, the magnificent Vatican St. Peter's Cathedral,,, and are famous for their unique architectural art. So in my imagination, Rome must be beautiful and prosperous. However, I couldn't believe my eyes when the car entered the city. It is not full of brilliance and vitality. Everything is old, the streets are old, and the houses are old. The whole of Rome is like a historical relic displayed in a museum.

Just when I was puzzled, the car stopped in front of a broken but magnificent oval building, and my eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this the ruins of the Colosseum? This huge building, which was built by 40,000 prisoners of war in 72 AD in eight years, is a masterpiece in the history of human architecture, although it is badly damaged and dilapidated. Its shape is very similar to today's stadium. The outer wall nearly 50 meters high is a three-story stone arch with 80 entrances and exits around it. The stepped seats inside can accommodate 55,000 spectators at the same time. Even now, it's amazing. From the first day when the arena was built, it was full of cruelty and blood. In order to seek excitement and joy, dignitaries staged a "war between man and beast" here for more than 500 years. While cursing it, I am also glad that the ruins of this splendid building have been preserved after a long storm. Otherwise, we have to look for traces of it from historians, just like Epang Palace in China, and we can only imagine its glory from Sima Qian's historical records and Du Mu's poems. In fact, it is not only Epang Palace, but also the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years. It is said that even the buildings before the Song Dynasty are in ruins, and one is hard to find.

Not far from the Colosseum is the ruins of Rome Square. In the heart of ancient Rome, there used to be towering temples and numerous temples, but now it is overgrown with weeds, becoming a broken wall, a magnificent Emilia palace, leaving only a pile of messy stones; There are only a few thick broken walls left in the magnificent Massenzi Olympic Palace; There are only three solitary stone pillars left in the tall temple of Diosco; The most magnificent Saturnonon Temple has only eight stone pillars supporting the gate; Wandering in the ruins of this Roman square is like walking in the history of ancient Rome. We cannot witness the ancient history, but the ruins can tell you the glory of the past. If there were no ruins, human history would become pale and monotonous and incomplete.

When I came out of Rome Square, I thought I would never see any ruins again. Who knows that Rome is simply a broken world. Collapsed city walls, dilapidated palaces, mottled tenon Liang Shi, statues with few hands and arms, and destroyed shapeless passages can be seen everywhere, hidden among green trees, or standing on the lawn, or standing on the street, or next to new buildings. What is particularly surprising is that most of the relics are in the center of Rome, and they are well preserved in conspicuous places. Staring at these ruins, I suddenly found that Rome is full of a kind of incomplete beauty, an ancient beauty. Without ruins, it is impossible to confirm the trajectory of civilization. Destruction and ruins reflect the resilience of civilization.

So, I can't help but marvel and admire the Romans. They deserve to be far-sighted people. In the face of the ruins of Roman civilization, they did not bulldoze and level the ruins, nor did they restore and reproduce the glory of ancient Rome on the ruins, but kept the ruins intact with originality. Only by respecting the ruins can we transcend the ruins and create new glories. It is precisely because of the eternal charm of the ruins that Rome has become a place that the whole world yearns for. Every day, people from all directions come to visit the ruins in an endless stream. The ruins of Rome, an eternal swan song, an immortal glory.