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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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COLONNA TRAIANA
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Description
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Erected inside the Trajan's forum, it represents the monument of the Dacha war won by Romans in 105 A. D.
After nineteen centuries it was brought to the ancient splendour through exacting and accurate restorations. The column is formed by 19 marble blocks, and a winding staircase leads to the top. The most important part of this historical monument is the set of figures that border it documenting arts and customs of Romans and Dachans, and the story of the fights between the two peoples. About 40 mt. high, it has a 35 mt. diameter, and on its top the Trajan's statue was placed whose fortune we don't know, while the statue you can see nowadays represents San Peter. |
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