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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 Cittą 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
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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.... more info
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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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