Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1652: Immortal David
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About twenty minutes later, the motorcade drove into the old town of Florence. The driving speed immediately slowed down, and the scenery outside the car window suddenly became much more beautiful.
The changes in the scenery outside the window give people a feeling of suddenly returning from modern times to ancient times, which is very strange.
The streets the motorcade passed were all antique, with not a single modern building in sight.
On both sides of these streets, there are ancient buildings built in various eras and styles. They are row upon row and colorful, giving this ancient city a rich color.
There are pre-medieval Romanesque buildings, Gothic buildings, Renaissance-style buildings, as well as various historical buildings such as Baroque and Rococo styles. It is a dazzling array!
The front doors, corners, and balconies of these ancient buildings are basically filled with beautiful blooming flowers and lush green plants. They are passionate and full of vitality, just like the Italian attitude towards life.
When the motorcade drives past a street corner or passes a certain square, you can always see some beautifully carved and artistic sculptures or fountains, perhaps made by a famous art master.
In addition, these centuries-old ancient streets are full of motorcycles parked everywhere, most of which are light scooters, and there are very few cars and bicycles.
This is a major characteristic of Florence, and perhaps the biggest and most obvious difference between modern and ancient Florence. The rest seems to be the same!
Perhaps, in the eyes of some people, this city is too old, and the buildings that have existed for hundreds of years are dilapidated and cannot be compared with the bright and well-equipped modern buildings.
However, in Ye Tian's eyes, the entire city of Florence seemed to be shrouded in rainbows, extremely beautiful!
In the eyes of all those who love history and art, this ancient city is a huge treasure and a paradise of art, with incomparable value!
Every building, every street, every sculpture and fountain here has its own wonderful story and radiates a dazzling light of humanism, which is eye-catching!
Looking at the beautiful scenery flashing past the car window, Ye Tian and Betty, who were sitting in the car, had already been deeply attracted by this ancient city and were fascinated by it.
"Wow! The streets of Florence are so beautiful. Compared with the old town of Paris, they are more lively and colorful. The scenery of the old town of Nice is somewhat similar to here!"
Betty said with emotion, her eyes full of intoxication.
Ye Tian turned to look at his wife, then smiled and whispered:
“Compared with Paris, the protection of the old city of Florence is better and more complete. The old city of Florence we see now is almost the same as what people saw hundreds of years ago!
Of course, excluding the motorcycles, neon lights, signs, and other modern items on the streets, as long as these things are removed, Florence can become a Renaissance city in an instant.
In this city, we can see ancient buildings and sculptures from the medieval period and even earlier, such as the Chapel of San Giovanni, a representative Romanesque building built between the fifth and eighth centuries!
We can also see ancient buildings from the early Renaissance, the most famous of which is the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, built in 1296, a landmark building in Florence and one of the three largest domes in Europe..."
While Ye Tian was introducing Florence, the capital of art, the motorcade passed through ancient streets and quickly drove to the Villa Medici Hotel in the center of the old city.
The old town of Florence is not large, with a distance of less than three kilometers vertically and horizontally.
Not long after, the Medici Villa Hotel, which was converted from an eighteenth-century noble palace, appeared in front of the motorcade and broke into everyone's field of vision!
At this time, Ye Tian only talked about less than a third of the introduction to the ancient city of Florence before he had to stop.
Since the room has been reserved long ago, and Charlie and the others have already checked in, this saves a lot of trouble!
So, after Ye Tian and the others arrived, they went directly to the room they had reserved without any delay, without spending any more time in the hotel lobby.
Even so, many guests in the hotel saw Ye Tian and the others and knew that they had checked into this five-star hotel, which immediately caused a commotion!
Especially thinking of Ye Tian's past deeds, many tourists can't help but worry, fearing that they will encounter disaster.
Of course, there are also some people who are excited to watch the fun and not take it too seriously.
After entering the presidential suite, which is located on the top floor of the hotel and has the best view and scenery, Ye Tian secretly turned on the perspective as usual and thoroughly looked through every corner inside and outside the suite, just in case!
Before this, Charlie and the others had thoroughly inspected the presidential suite and other rooms, and made anti-eavesdropping and anti-surveillance arrangements to prevent anyone from peeking in secretly.
However, what Ye Tian believed in most was still his omnipotent eyes.
After seeing through, he did not find any surveillance equipment in the presidential suite. The room was very quiet and safe, and he could stay with peace of mind.
Afterwards, he and Betty opened the suitcase, took out their luggage, then washed and changed clothes, and rested for a while to adjust to the jet lag and condition.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already three o’clock in the afternoon,
After adjusting their condition, Ye Tian and Betty left the Villa Medici Hotel by car and officially began to visit Florence, an ancient city full of humanities and art.
The first stop they chose was the famous Piazzale Michelangelo.
Ten minutes later, the bulletproof SUV they were riding in arrived at Michelangelo Square and stopped on the roadside in front of the square.
When the vehicle stopped, Ye Tian and Betty immediately got out of the car, and then, escorted by Cole and several other security personnel, they walked along the steps toward the square while admiring the surrounding scenery.
Behind them, seven or eight meters away, were three or four Italian policemen in plainclothes, as well as two of Giovanni's men, Italian cultural heritage gendarmes also in plainclothes.
As before, during the march, Ye Tian once again assumed the responsibility of a tour guide and introduced Michelangelo Square to Betty and the others.
"The reason why this square is called Piazza Michelangelo is because in the center of the square stands one of the famous symbols of Florence, Michelangelo's immortal masterpiece, "David".
Unfortunately, in the last century, the Florence city government moved the sculpture "David" to the Art Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence out of consideration for the protection of that famous sculpture.
Now if you want to see the "David" sculpted by Michelangelo himself, you can only go to the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Later today, or early tomorrow morning, we will go there to enjoy it.
After removing "David", the Florence city government erected a replica in its original location. The bronze sculpture "David" looks no different from the original at first glance.
Piazza Michelangelo is located on the high ground at the southern end of Florence. Standing on the square, you can overlook the panoramic view of Florence, so it becomes the first stop for many people when they start their Florence tour! "
While they were talking, the group of them had entered Michelangelo Square.
Not far in front of them was the tall bronze statue of David, overlooking the entire Florence and all the tourists who came here to visit!
Seeing this replica of Michelangelo's immortal masterpiece, Ye Tian and the others couldn't help but stop and stood there, admiring this powerful sculpture from a distance.
At this moment, a loud whistle suddenly came from everyone's ears, which was a bit frivolous and came from several different people.
“Shh——!”
The first time he heard these whistles, Ye Tian immediately turned his head to look at the place where the sound came from, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes!
He has already heard that these slightly frivolous whistles are directed at himself and the others. To be more precise, they are probably directed at Betty!