Epochal, breathtaking, imposing: the most
famous places in the world. For centuries and millennia
they have had a magical attraction for man: the best-known
places in the world. Famous, and not infrequently notorious,
as the renowned setting for events which shaped history,
as places of the arts, of trade and visions. Built by the
mighty, lived in by the lowly, their unmistakable architecture
embodies the style and way of life of their respective countries
in an impressive manner. Pelikan is now paying its tribute
to the most famous places in the world with its new Special
Edition. Come with us now to a world-famous place with an
epochal charisma - the Piazza Navona in Rome.
Piazza Navona - Gateway to the history
of Rome
Rome's historical square in the valley of the Tiber
at the foot of the Quirinal Hill is impressive in a number
of ways: the Piazza Navona. Built by the Emperor Domitian
in AD 86 as a stadium for Greek athletes in competition,
even today the foundations of the neighbouring houses there
follow the course of the grandstands of antiquity. Architectural
masterpieces have repeatedly been created on their ruins
in the past two thousand years. Alongside the family palace
built by Pope Innozenz X. Pamphilj in the Baroque era and
the house church bordering it, one of the most beautiful
of Baroque fountains, the "Fontana dei Fiumi"
- (Fountain of the rivers) was built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
in 1648-51. Into the 1800s, Piazza Navona was used as the
stage for many imposing spectacles, for which it was even
flooded to recreate historical sea battles. Whether antiquity,
middle ages or modern times, renaissance or Baroque - there
is hardly a more fascinating collection of impressive witnesses
to the epochs. Pelikan devotes its beautiful Special Edition
to this magical Piazza.
The magnetic attraction of a magical place Famous places
bear the unmistakable signature of history. The history
of "your" signature will immediately be experiencing
a fascinating new chapter. Just as the Piazza Navona is
an impressive representation of the Roman way of life and
culture, so the Special Edition in your hand is a piece
of beautifully designed writing culture, which conveys the
elegance of that magic place.
Precision craftsmanship made in Germany
The Special Edition "Piazza Navona" will impress
you with its unique special
features: extravagantly fashioned, amber-coloured delicately
cast resin material set in gilded elements afford each writing
instrument an inimitable charisma. As fascinating and multi-faceted
as the Piazza
whose name it bears. The fountain pen is graced by an 18-carat
gold nib with rhodium decoration - masterly in design, polished
and carefully written in by hand. The ball-pen is fitted
with rotating mechanism and international high-capacity
ink cartridge. And the ball is fascinating too: it glides
gently, comfortably across the page, writing as if with
ink. Your Pelikan writing instrument is from a company with
tradition behind it, which has stood for quality in writing
culture since 1929. Our aim is not only perfection in technology,
but also to give each individual piece its own unmistakable
face - an unmistakable identity. And in this way to make
it into your favourite.
