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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/the-vatican/st-peter-s-basilica
be built, was the most dynamic of the Apostles: he was put in jail and then miraculously liberated, he left Jerusalem for Rome, center of the Roman Empire. Here he was first bishop then pope for 25 years. During the ferocious persecution ordered by...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/parks-and-gardens/villa-borghese/pincian-hill
the urban elements – the piazza – with the natural elements of the Pincian Hill gardens. It was the first public garden in Rome, and today it is one of the most popular sites, as well as being one of the most visited historic walkways by the Romans...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/districts-of-rome/trastevere/santa-maria-in-trastevere
into a pleasant fountain by Carlo Fontana. The church of Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome, the first to host a public mass, and to be dedicated to the Virgin. The church itself is surrounded in myths and tradition. It is...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/districts-of-rome/trastevere/fontana-dell-acqua-paola
Fontanone” With its breathtaking view, the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is one of the most romantic and picturesque places in Rome. Known by Romans as “er Fontanone” (the “Big Fountain”), it is a baroque jewel that graces the Janiculum landscape with its...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/districts-of-rome/campo-marzio/porticus-octaviae
Porticus Octaviae (Portico di Ottavia) The Portico of Ottavia is one of the most charming passageways in Rome. It was erected in 146 B.C. at the southernmost point of Campus Martius by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, who also built the Temple of Juno...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/squares-and-fountains/spanish-steps
With its characteristic butterfly plan, the Spanish Steps or Piazza di Spagna, in Rome, is one of the most famous images in the world, as well as being one of the most majestic urban monuments of Roman Baroque style. In the Renaissance period, the...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/campidoglio/trajan-s-column
Romans, respect for all religions was fundamental, even those that came from foreign lands and were preserved and brought to Rome. Finally, the column served as a home for the emperor’s tomb. Its base guarded the golden urn holding his ashes. According...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/roman-forum/roman-forum-piazza
a fig, the tree under which Romulus and Remus were supposedly suckled, an olive tree and a grapevine that perhaps symbolized Rome’s superiority in oil and wine commerce. The plants you see here now were put there recently. A row of large columns used to...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/campidoglio/santa-maria-in-aracoeli
took possession of the piazza of the Campidoglio in the Middle Ages, the church was rebuilt and became an integral part of Rome's political life, hosting, among others, popular assemblies. The huge, splendid stairway was specifically commissioned by the...
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subject to Venus Victrix was significant. The Borghese were nothing if not pretentious, seeing themselves as descended from Rome's founder Aeneas, the son of Venus. As a Neoclassical sculptor, Canova was heavily influenced by the discoveries of Pompeii...
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