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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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SAN PIETRO IN VINCOLI
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Description
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This Basilica has very ancient origins; its first building dates back to the Imperial Era: when the chains that had imprisoned San Pietro arrived in Rome, Eudossia, wife of the emperor Valentiniano III, decided to built this church, where they had to be preserved.
The present look is to be dated back to the works that Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (then Pope Giulio II) directed about the end of the XV century.
The anterior portico is quite interesting, but you can find the real spectacle in the interior: the Moses by Michelangelo.
This statue is an integrating part of the funeral monument to Giulio II. Although the set was not built like the great artist had thought (there had to be more than 40 statues), the Moses is a masterpiece of the Renaissance, recognized all over the world as an artistic work incomparably expressive and beautiful. |
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