Monuments

Trevi Fountain - The Trevi Fountain (in Italian, Fontana di Trevi) is the largest (standing 85 feet high and 65 feet wide) and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains of Rome. According to the current political division of the center of Rome, it is placed in the rione Trevi. CONTINUE

Castel Sant'Angelo - The Castel Sant'Angelo is towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building spent over a thousand years as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. CONTINUE

Colosseum - The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (lat. Amphitheatrum Flavium), is an amphitheatre in Rome, capable of seating 50,000 spectators, which was once used for gladiatorial combat. Construction was initiated by... CONTINUE

Pantheon - The Pantheon is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the Roman state religion, but which has been a Christian church since the 7th century. It is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings and the... CONTINUE

Piazza Venezia - The Piazza Venezia is a piazza in central Rome. It takes its name from the adjacent Palazzo Venezia. The piazza is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and near the Roman Forum. It is dominated by the imposing Victor Emmanuel II monument. Piazza Venezia has a... CONTINUE

Piazza del Popolo - The Piazza del Popolo, looking west from the Pincio.
Steps lead from the Piazza del Popolo to the Pincio to the east.
The entrance of the Tridente from Piazza del Popolo, defined by the "twin" churches of Santa Maria in...
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