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PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
A church, a flight of steps and a fountain form the most elegant and
complex Roman urban site of the 18th century. The church of Trinita'
dei Monti was...
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FONTANA DI TREVI
The most famous fountain in Rome, built by the architect Salvi who
made it in 1735 under Clemente II's pontificate. The sculptures that
compose...
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SAN PIETRO
San Peter's Basilica is situated in Città del Vaticano, the
residence of Popes since 1377. The present church stands on the
ruins of the ancient...
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PIAZZA NAVONA
Piazza Navona It is the most characteristic and spectacular of the
Roman baroque, and certainly the most popular. Far off the traffic
it is all surrounded by...
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COLOSSEO
It's true name is Anfiteatro Flavio, everybody knows it by the name
of Coliseum and it is the symbol itself of the city of Rome in the
world. It was built in 72 A.D....
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PIAZZA DEL POPOLO
Piazza del Popolo was designed by Valadier at the beginning of the
IX century; it is considered as one of the best urbanistic buildings
in the city...
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CAMPO DE' FIORI
This square is famous to have been for a long time the place in
which sentences of death were executed. The most famous case, and
luckily the last to have taken...
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CASTEL S. ANGELO
Built by the emperor Adrian as his mausoleum, it was begun in 123 A.
D. and received the remains of the members of the imperial dynasty...
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PIAZZA VENEZIA
This famous square stands at the foot of the Capitol and houses the
monumental "Altare della Patria". The enormous building that...
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FORI IMPERIALI
Trajan's Markets were considered in ancient times as one of the
wonders in the classical world; today they present to us only a
little part of...
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MUSEI CAPITOLINI
Public property The Capitoline Museums, established in 1471 when
Sistus IV donated to the people of Rome a collection of bronze
statues...
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GALLERIA BORGHESE
The original sculptures and paintings in the Borghese Gallery date
back to Cardinal Scipione's collection, the son of Ortensia
Borghese...
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MUSEI VATICANI
The founding of the Vatican Museums can be traced back to 1503 when
the newly-elected Pope, Julius II della Rovere, placed a statue
of...
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BASILICA DI S.GIOVANNI
This is the cathedral of Rome, founded by Constantine during the IV
century. Through the history it was destroyed and rebuilt many times...
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PANTHEON
The pantheon is ancient Rome 's best preserved
monument, situated in Piazza della Rotonda, a buzzing square in the
heart of the city…
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