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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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CAMPIDOGLIO
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Description
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The Capitol was from ancient times a nerve-centre for the city life, at first holy place and then place of power when Roman Senate settled there; nowadays it's the seat of the commune. If you want to arrive there you must go up the flight of steps designed by Michelangelo. When you arrive to the top you are in one of the most defined architectural spaces that all history can offer. The trapezoidal shaped square is a space unique in the world, the famous statue of Marco Aurelio is in the center of the system; when you arrive from the flight of steps, on the left you have Palazzo Nuovo, on the right Palazzo of conservatives (both palaces house Capitoline museums), straight you can see the statue and on the background Senatorial Palace - the stair to enter it, made by Michelangelo himself, is really beautiful, as much as the fountain that leans on it. At the top the tower of Capitol stands out; it was made by Martino Longhi the Elder. You should notice too the peculiar paving chosen by Michelangelo for the square, referable to an oval built through a strongly dynamic geometry, that from certain sides can remind of some petals, from other sides of mathematical speculations typical of the Renaissance.
The Capitoline museums are, together with the square, an important attraction for the visitors, and represent the oldest public collection existing, in which you can find very valuable sculptures and pictures. |
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