Wanted by the emperor Vespasianus and completed by his son Titus in 80 A.D.the Flavio amphitheater, better known as Colosseo, was intended to combats and games between gladiators and hunting simulations to wild and exotic animals.
The impressiveness of the front gives an idea of the gigantic size of St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the largest churches ever. The Vatican Museums are located within the Vatican State and represent one of the largest collections of art in the world. The Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments decorated by Michelangelo and Raffaello works that are part of the museum visitors can admire in their path.
Symbol of Baroque Rome, it was to celebrate the greatness of the Pamphili family and Innocenzo X wanted the homonymous palace to be erected there and the square to be adorned with valuable works. The most famous work in the center of the square is the Fountain of the Four Rivers. Made by Bernini between 1648 and 1651, it is one of the greatest expressions of the Roman Baroque and of the artist’s ingenuity.
The districts of Rome are the profound link between the Romans to their popular history, and dialect to the city habits. Their name is derived historically from 14 regiones in which the emperor Augustus divided the city. Of today’s 22 districts, 19 are located to the east of the Tiber River and 3, Trastevere, Borgo and Prati, to the west.
Districts of Rome
Trastevere
The fourteenth and last of regiones Augustean, then called trans Tiberim, was characterized from the beginning for its popular connotations and trade, who still find ample evidence today. The one that is the most popular District and attended in Rome you can visit the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Janiculum Hill, the Botanical Gardens and then get lost in the many lanes between old shops and clubs.
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