Province of Rome, ItalyOr the Roman Forum Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum, although the Romans usually mention it Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was a forum of Rome in the central area around the old town, situated between Hill and the Palatine Hill Chapter, where they there is trade, business, prostitution, religion and the administration of justice. After research revealed that sediments in the Forum was already built in the early days of the Republic. Initially there was a swamp which was drained in the seventh century BC where he built the cloaca Maxima, a large water drainage system leading into the River Tiber, so that more people have begun to be established between the two hills.
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Province of Rome, ItalyTrajan's Column in Rome is an ancient monument built by order of Emperor Trajan, which was maintained until today. The monument is located in Trajan's Forum, in close proximity - to the north - the Roman Forum. Completed in 113, the spiral bas-relief commemorates Trajan's victory in his campaign for the conquest of Dacia. Therefore, the Column of Trajan plays an important role for understanding how the Romanian people was born.
Column has a height of approximately 30 meters and comprises 18 blocks of Carrara marble, heavy, each weighing 40 tons.
Initially, the top of the column was a statue of Trajan, but it was replaced in the sixteenth century with a statue of St. Peter.
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Province of Rome, ItalyThis magnificent building is the center of Christianity. Opulence of the interior or testify to the richness of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century. Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, ordered the construction of St. Peter Basilica the Vatican hill. The location was chosen symbolically, on the spot where St. Peter, one of the apostles, was buried in AD 64 d. A small shrine already existed on the site, but it was replaced with a church which was completed in 349 AD.
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Province of Rome, ItalyCircus Maximus was the largest stadium in ancient Rome and can accommodate 250,000 people at the same time, a figure which represented one quarter of the population of Rome at that time.
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Province of Rome, ItalyWith a history dating back long before the city itself, the Palatine hill occupies an important role in the history of Rome. Palatine Hill is the most important of the seven hills of the Eternal Fortress. Located between the tourist attractions as Circus Maximus, the Colosseum and Roman Forum, archaeological excavations show evidence that the hill was inhabited since the 10th century BC.
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Province of Rome, ItalyPantheon (Latin and Greek Pantheon, meaning "temple dedicated to the Gods") is a building located in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets governing the state religion of ancient Rome, the seventh century was transformed in a Christian church. It is the best preserved of Roman buildings and the largest ancient building in the world with the original roof intact. Although the identity of the architect remains uncertain, many attribute it to Apollodorus of Damascus.
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Province of Rome, ItalyFontana di Trevi is probably the best known and most beautiful fountain in the entire city of Rome. This impressive monument dominates the small Trevi market located in the Quirinale district. Fontana di Trevi is at the end of an aqueduct built in 19 BC is called the Aqua Virgo. This aqueduct bringing water from the Salone springs (about 20km away from Rome) and supplies the fountains in the historic center of Rome with water.
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Province of Rome, ItalyThe Coliseum is probably the most impressive building of the Roman Empire. Known originally as the Flavian Amphitheatre, the Colosseum was the largest building of the era. Monumental structure is now a ruin, but even so it is a very beautiful and impressive tourist attraction.
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Province of Rome, ItalyCapitoline Hill is the smallest of the seven hills of Rome, but it was political and religious center of the city from its foundation, now more than 2500 years. Today the hill is known as the Campidoglio, the Italian name of this hill.
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Province of Rome, ItalyVatican Museums are so called in the Vatican and includes 10 different museums.
Origin of the Vatican Museums by Pope Julius link II, who after his election as pope in 1503 he exhibited various antique sculptures in the garden called "Belvedere", allowing artists to be able to admire.
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Province of Rome, ItalyVatican City - Vatican City, or (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) - is a small sovereign state whose territory consists of an enclave in Rome, Italy.
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Province of Rome, ItalyPiazza di Spagna is one of the most popular places in Rome and at the same time a very pleasing to the eye. The combination of monumental stairs - the famous Spanish Steps, with an obelisk and a church attracts many photographers and tourists in this market.
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Province of Rome, ItalyVia Apia Antica was one of the most famous road that connected the world of the distant corners of Rome's empire. Via Apia, built in 312 BC, is built by Appius Claudius Caecus, censor of Rome, known for bold public works, to improve the lives of citizens of Rome. The project's most famous Appius Claudius was on this road, which was to link Rome to the port of Brindisi. The road had to pass directly over the hills and over Apiene Pontine marshes.
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