Photos of Italy from 1954
My father in law, Lloyd Tuck, was stationed in Germany after World War II.
Sometime in 1954, he and a buddy of his went to Italy on leave.
While he was there, he took these photos.
Starting from the US Army base at Wildflecken, Germany
Lloyd was stationed at what used to be a German SS base at Wildflecken, Germany.
The road leading past his barracks, which is the first building on the left
Town of Wildflecken in 1954
This photo is Lloyd (on the left) and his travelling buddy having lunch on the first day of their journey
Travelling through the Alps
On their way to Italy, they drove through the Alps.
First stop Venice
One of the first places they went was Venice.
And they stayed at a hotel on The Lido.
On to Rome
The Capitaline Hill
The first place they visited in Rome was the Capitaline Hill, which Lloyd has labeled as "artist piazza".
Look at those cars!
The Monument to Vitorrio Emanuelle II
Then they visited the Monument to Vitorrio Emanuelle II.
The monument to Vittorio Emanuelle
The monument to Vittorio Emanuelle
View from the monument
The monument to Vittorio Emanuelle
The monument to Vittorio Emanuelle
Lloyd got some close-up photos of the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier located there.
A photo of Lloyd in front of the monument.
The Colosseum
Then it was on to the Colosseum...
The Colosseum
A photo looking from the Colosseum back toward the Capitaline hill and the monument to Vittorio Emanuelle
The Forum
These are photos of the Forum.
The Ancient Roman Forum
The Temple of Saturn
Statue of Julius Ceasar
The Vatican
These are photos of the Vatican. It looks like a rainy day when these were taken.
St. Peter's Square
St. Paul's outside the walls
This is a detail of St. Paul's.
St. Paul's outside the walls
The Appian Way
At some point, they traversed the Appian Way.
Florence
Next was Florence and the duomo — the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.
It appears that Lloyd had the same problem I had, trying to get a good photo of the entire facade of the duomo from ground level in the piazza in front of it. The baptistry is in the way, and you can't move back far enough to get a good shot without the baptistry blocking part of the photo.
The next two photos below show two different doors of the duomo.
The photos below show the doors to the baptistry of St. John, which is in the Piazza del Duomo in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.
These are the doors that Michelangelo called the Gates of Paradise.
These are the original door panels, before they were moved to the museum and replaced by copies in 1966.
Some people seem to think that these doors are golden, but they are actually bronze.
Pisa
The final stop was in Pisa.
The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa
Lloyd and his friend on top of the tower
A view from the base of the tower looking back toward the baptistry
A view from the top of the tower, looking back at the roof of the church and the baptistry
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