.jpg) |
| © United Nations |
I really am
an uninformed traveller. During a visit to the Forum I was distracted by a large poster that adorned a massive building in the distance.
Intrigued by this modern intrusion I spotted ‘Fiat’ through my zoom.
I’m sure many
motor vehicle fanatics despair at the merest suggestion that I might have considered
the building be associated with Fiat cars. Their name is derived from Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory Turin) – FIAT for
short and eventually becoming Fiat. Was I really the first tourist to
confuse Rome with Turin?
Later, I was
able to discover that the building was actually home to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fiat panis is the
organisation’s Latin motto, meaning ‘Let there be bread’.
I am grateful
to the UN for allowing me to reproduce the photo that illustrates this post
(the only photograph in this Challenge that isn’t my own).
Whenever I see a building like this and hear "United Nations" I think of the great film, "North By Northwest"
ReplyDeleteA classic!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed your blog and a great idea to pick a city. I remember FAO from years ago when I was an au pair there. Clare of Clare's Blog
ReplyDeleteMy brother works for FAO in Rome. We actually were inside this building and have a picture up on one of the top floors when we visited in 2000. -http://50andfabulousblog.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete