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Monuments
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CAMPIDOGLIO
The Capitol was from ancient times a nerve-centre for the... |
PIAZZA NAVONA
It rises on the ancient Domitian Stadium, whose elliptic... |
CIRCO MASSIMO
Circo Massimo was a structure built for people's fun and... |
COLOSSEO
Its true name is Anfiteatro Flavio, everybody knows it by... |
FORI IMPERIALI
The Imperial Forums are composed with: Caesar's Forum,... |
FORO ROMANO
The forum was, for the roman culture, the aggregation point... |
PANTHEON
Pantheon is one of the greatest, the most majestic and best... |
PIAZZA COLONNA
In the middle of Via del Corso is Marco Aurelio's Column,... |
PIAZZA ESEDRA
Piazza della Repubblica, better known as Piazza Esedra,... |
PIAZZA VENEZIA
This famous square stands at the foot of the Capitol and... |
SAN PIETRO
San Peter's Basilica is situated in Cittą del Vaticano, the... |
SINAGOGA
It's the biggest synagogue in Rome, focal point of the most... |
VIA VENETO
One of the most famous and celebrated streets existing in... |
VIALLA BORGHESE
One of the most beautiful villas in Rome, whose project was... |
CAMPO DE' FIORI
This square is famous to have been for a long time the place... |
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ARCO DI COSTANTINO
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Description
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This monument marks the boundary between Roman Forum and Coliseum area. It was built in 315 A. D. in memory of Constantine's victory against Maxentius. There is an interesting inscription on it, that tells about Constantine's deeds under the inspiration of a divinity, without any specifications about it. The fact is peculiar because Constantine, who was not Christian, looked benevolently at Christianity and promoted its expansion.
It is the greatest of the three triumphal arches in Rome, 25 mt. high. The maximum span of the central barrel-vault is 6,5 mt. high. It was built in a time in which Rome's decadency began pro Constantinople; for this reason the wealth of the city was reduced much, the building activity was practically over, and the same materials used for the building of the arch had been taken from other monuments. So in its composition statues and decorations originally put elsewhere were used too. Definitely this splendid arch was built trying to save as much as possible. |
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