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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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SANTA MARIA IN COSMEDIN
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Description
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Built in the VI century over the Ercules's Ara Massima, it was enlarged during the VIII century by Adrian.
In Romanesque period the bell tower was built and several restorations and remaking were carried out. The beautiful flooring dating back to the VII century is quite noticeable.
In the portico, on the church's wall, the Mouth of Truth is located; this bas-relief is very famous in the world, most of all because of legends referable to it: it was told that who tells a lie while his own hand is inserted into the mouth of truth, will see his arm cut off.
Near the church, then you can visit the very famous Vesta's Temple; really this name originates from the fact that the building is circular like the homonymous temple located in the Roman Forum. Precisely it was dedicated to Ercules the Winner, was built around the II century b. C. and it is the more ancient marble Roman temple last till present times. |
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