Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1662: Beautiful scenery deep underground
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Before the motorcade reached the Plaza Mayor, it started to rain lightly, which added a bit of beauty and special interest to Florence, the capital of art.
As the light rain fell, people held up umbrellas one after another. In the light rain, they wandered through the ancient streets of Florence, exploring the traces and atmosphere left by the Renaissance.
Not far ahead was the Municipal Square, and Cole's voice came through the headphones again.
"Steven, the guys in the square have received news that the situation in the Municipal Square remains the same. Except for some thieves, no one from the Casamonica family has been found. You can enter with confidence!"
After the words fell, Ye Tian immediately responded:
"Received, but you still have to be more careful. There are two scumbags from the Casamonica family following us. The other scumbags will soon receive the news and know that we are coming to the Municipal Square!"
While talking, the motorcade had already reached the edge of the Municipal Square and stopped on the side of the road.
Immediately afterwards, Cole took the lead in getting out of the car with many security personnel, quickly dispersed, set up a line of defense, and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly.
At the same time, each of them opened a black umbrella.
The open umbrella cover not only blocks the raindrops falling from the sky, but also blocks the view from several surrounding ancient buildings. It is a perfect cover.
After confirming that the scene was safe, Ye Tian, Betty, and Anderson got out of the car and stood on the ancient granite-paved street.
When they got off the bus, each of them opened a black umbrella, blocking the sky above their heads and blocking all the condescending gazes.
After standing still on the street, Ye Tian immediately turned on the perspective secretly and quickly looked through the people on the street and the ancient buildings on both sides of the street.
Except for the police patrolling the streets, the plainclothes Italian policemen and cultural heritage policemen behind him, and the two scum who were following him, he found no firearms on anyone else.
As for those thieves with flashing eyes and sly eyebrows, they did not have pistols on them, and most of them carried daggers and sabers.
There are no ambushing gunmen in the ancient buildings on both sides of the street, so there is no need to worry.
In an instant, Ye Tian had grasped the situation nearby, then withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.
Next, the group of them stepped out and walked into the Municipal Square.
During the march, everyone laughed and chatted while admiring the ancient buildings on both sides of the street.
The light rain was still pattering, falling from the sky, lightly hitting everyone's umbrella covers, then sliding down the umbrella covers, falling to the ground, and finally splashing away, blending into this ancient city .
As before, Ye Tian once again took on the responsibility of explaining this beautiful and ancient square to Betty and the others.
"Piazza della Signoria was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is also called Municipal Square and Piazza della Signoria. It is the political, economic, cultural, historical and artistic center of Florence.
As early as the ancient Roman period, this place was already a central square, with theaters, baths, and dyehouses distributed around it. The southeast corner was the traditional administrative center, Palazzo Vecchio.
This square is filled with exquisite sculptures and buildings, so it is known as one of the most beautiful squares in Italy and a supreme treasure in the history of European sculpture!
It can be said that Piazza della Signoria is an open-air sculpture museum. Here, we can see the works of many sculpture masters from the Renaissance! ..."
While they were talking, they had reached the end of the street and officially entered the Plaza de la Signoria. The first sculpture in the square also broke into their sight.
When they walked about three or four meters away from the sculpture, Ye Tian and the others stopped and began to admire the sculpture.
This is a tall bronze equestrian statue, standing on a marble base. Riding on the horse is a monarch with his head held high, with a sword on his waist, reins in his hands, and his eyes staring into the distance.
After standing in front of the statue and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian finally explained:
"This is a bronze sculpture of Grand Duke Cosimo I, the final founder of the Medici dynasty. Cosimo I is known as the 'Father of the Fatherland' of Italy, from which the name of this square comes.
The "Equestrian Bronze Statue of Cosimo I" was built by Ferdinand I in memory of his father Cosimo I. It was created in 1594 by Giambologna, a famous sculpture master in the late Renaissance.
In Florence, this is the first large-scale equestrian statue, with the "great achievements" of Cosimo I carved on the base. This equestrian bronze statue has been guarding Florence for the past hundreds of years.
The Medici family was not only the ruler of Florence, but also the largest patron and promoter of the Renaissance. This family played a very key role in the Renaissance.
We cannot say that there would be no Renaissance movement without the Medici family, but without the Medici family, the Italian Renaissance movement would never be so brilliant and brilliant!
When we stroll through major museums around the world, we are intoxicated by the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Masaccio, Botticelli, Donatello and other art masters. .
We should all understand that behind these Renaissance art giants, the same name shines, that is the Medici family, and we should also be grateful to this family!
In fact, many of the great works from the Renaissance were originally collected by the Medici family, and many of them, including portraits and sculptures, were made for members of this family.
In the history of Western literature and art, the Medici family is very important and a respectable family. This bronze equestrian statue in front of you reflects the gratitude of the Italians."
With Ye Tian's explanation, Betty and the others gained a deeper understanding of this famous sculpture.
At this time, Ye Tian, while explaining, had secretly turned on the perspective again and looked at the bronze equestrian sculpture in front of him.
As far as he could see, he immediately saw the famous sculpture in front of him and the marble base below. There was no secret left!
There was no hidden secret on the surface of this bronze sculpture, but inside the hollow sculpture, Ye Tian saw an ancient sword.
In his eyes, this sword radiated orange light, extremely dazzling and extremely beautiful.
From the intensity of the orange light, Ye Tian instantly came to the most accurate judgment. This sword has a history of nearly five hundred years!
There is no doubt that this is the sword of Cosimo I, the owner of the statue. The Medici family crest on the hilt and the initials of Cosimo I are the best proof.
Although it has been more than five hundred years, this sword preserved by special means is still gleaming and extremely sharp. It is still a deadly weapon without a trace of rust.
And the style and length of this monarch's sword are exactly the same as the sword hanging from the waist of the bronze statue of Cosimo I, exactly the same!
Obviously, the sword on the waist of the bronze statue was cast according to this sword.
There is no doubt that this is a priceless antique weapon, a national treasure of Italy. However, it is a pity that it is hidden in the belly of the statue. Ye Tian can only look at it and sigh!
Only when he finds a time when no one is around, disguises himself and comes to cut open this famous sculpture, can he get this priceless monarch's sword!
However, Ye Tian disdained such a thing.
For him, priceless top-notch antiques are not uncommon, and he often finds that there is no need to destroy another top-notch sculpture for the sake of a monarch's sword.
In the belly of this bronze sculpture, there is only the monarch's sword and nothing else.
Ye Tian's eyes immediately moved down and looked at the marble base under the statue.
What appeared in his eyes were all white marbles, without any gaps, and naturally there were no secrets at all.
Then he looked at the ground again.
When his sight penetrated the granite paved on the ground of the square and penetrated the thick soil under the granite, a colorful space immediately appeared in front of him, which was fascinating.
Deep underground, he saw antiques from the Roman period, Etruscan periods, medieval artifacts, Bronze Age artifacts, and even Neolithic artifacts.
There are many valuable antiques and cultural relics of great historical research value, many of which make Ye Tian excited and want to keep them for himself!
But he knew very clearly that these antique relics were just like the monarch's sword in the statue of Cosimo I. He could only appreciate them, but he had no chance to own them.
As early as the 1980s, when the Piazza della Signoria was being resurfaced, the Florence municipal authorities discovered these archaeological sites and these valuable antiques.
After discovering these archaeological sites, the Florentines did not continue to excavate, but chose to fill them in, leaving these precious historical heritages for future generations to discover.
Not only that, they also enacted relevant laws to prohibit any exploration and treasure hunting in the municipal square and surrounding areas, and no digging deep underground without authorization.
Even if you have a private residence here, you are not allowed to dig without permission in your own yard. All digging deep underground must be reported for approval, and it is impossible to obtain permission!
This almost cut off all possibilities for treasure hunting. Even Ye Tian could only look back and sigh.
The trick played on the Île de la Cité in France, where you buy a set of ancient buildings and then explore and hunt for treasures in all the buildings you own, simply won't work here.
After secretly admiring the beautiful scenery deep underground for a while, Ye Tian reluctantly withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.
At this time, everyone had finished admiring the "Bronze Equestrian Figure of Cosimo I" and then walked towards the next group of sculptures not far away.
The next group of sculptures is the famous "Poseidon Fountain Sculpture", which is a group of sculptures completed by the famous art master Amenati and his assistants and created in 1575.