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Bocca Della Verita' station
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Lorenzo
August 28, 2016
The superstitious and untruthful face a severe fate between the jaws of the Bocca della Verità, or Mouth of Fate, an ancient carving which is said to bite the hands off of liars. The original purpose of the large medallion has been theorized as everything from a ceremonial well cover, to a piece of fountain decoration, to a manhole cover. In recent times it has been used as a whimsical lie detector in a number of movies and video games, most famously in the 1953 romance, Roman Holiday, in which the carving was a major plot device.
The superstitious and untruthful face a severe fate between the jaws of the Bocca della Verità, or Mouth of Fate, an ancient carving which is said to bite the hands off of liars. The original purpose of the large medallion has been theorized as everything from a ceremonial well cover, to a piece of…
Giulia
October 29, 2015
This ancient stone mask, probably an ancient drain is a famous turist site also featured in the popular film 1953 the roman vacation
Hotel Cinquantatre
June 23, 2015
La Bocca della Verità (English: the Mouth of Truth) is an image, carved from Pavonazzo marble, of a man-like face, located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy.
Gloria
March 30, 2014
Are you telling the true?!
Roger & Team
July 12, 2017
The Piazza della bocca della Verità contains the Temples of Ercole and Temple of Portunus. The legend of Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) says that if you place your hand in the mouth and have lies on your conscience, the mouth will bite your hand.
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Rome, Lazio