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The Magic door is located in Piazza Vittorio, not far from Termini Station. It is what remains of Villa of Marquis Palombara who lived in the second half of XVII century, he was friend of astrologers and alchemists and he wanted to create the philosophical stone. One day an alchemist called Giuseppe Francesco Borri asked Palombara financial aid and the possibility to make researches in his laboratories. The Marquis gave him what he asked and Borri worked hard and in great secret for a long time. One day he disappeared leaving some gold and a parchment with obscure latin formulae, which they believed was the secret to make gold. The Marquis called all the greatest scientists of the time to try to solve the mistery of the parchment, but with no luck, so he decided to engrave the formulae on the door in case some passing by might be able to decipher them. The door is still there so if you want to give a try to solve the mistery... go ahead!
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craic Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:52 UTC
Please do more. This is great. | aadil Fri Jul 23, 2004 09:58 UTC
Hope to see some more magic in Rome!!! It was as good as magic when I visited Rome last year!!! Hope to be back someday soon!!! That's one more magical quality about Rome!!! It makes you want to come back for more!!! | mvtouring Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:49 UTC
This is a wonderful tip, looking forward to some more soon. Thanks |
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