Hi everyone! I'm Italian, and I've had the good fortune to live in Rome for a few months. This city has some of the most amazing buildings I've ever seen in my life—especially those built during the Roman Empire, like the Colosseum, for example. I think we've now lost the sense of beauty in architecture. I'm very glad to live in Italy, because I believe this is a place where one can admire some of the most beautiful ancient buildings ever constructed. I'm not trying to argue that there aren’t other spectacular cities around the world with beautiful houses and palaces—I’m not so foolish as to think that. However, it seems that many new buildings today are constructed solely for practical purposes, with aesthetics taking second place. In the past, the beauty of a building had to harmonize with the activities it served. I would have loved to live back then!