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| Ara Pacis Augustae is a Roman altar originally built in order to celebrate the Emperor Augustus and the peace after the bloody campaigns of Spain and Gallia.
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| In the bustling heart of Rome rests the once-thriving bath complex of Diocletian.
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| Caste Sant'Angelo was realized between 1937 and 1950 by two famous architects of the time - Piacentini and Spaccarelli – who decided to demolish all the surrounding medieval area in order to gain more space to build the huge new street.
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| The Castle of Onano was built around the first half of the fifteenth century by Monaldeschi della Cervara.
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| The Palatine is one of the seven hills of Rome and, according to legend, the place where Romulus founded the city.
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| The Colosseum is definitely the Roman monument par excellence, one of the chief highlights of the Eternal City.
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| Gian Lorenzo Bernini worked to realize the "Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi" in Piazza Navona from 1648 to 1651, under commission of Pope Innocent X and the Pamphilj family.
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| The monumental fountain formally known as the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is referred by more casually by locals as the fontanone, "the big fountain.
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| One of Rome's most beloved fountains is a fanciful work that involved three artists.
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| Fontana di Trevi is the most impressive and spectacular fountain in Rome.
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| Wandering through the section of the Imperial Forum that was dedicated by Caesar Augustus today might seem like a small portion of the overall structure, but the public works were groundbreaking at the time.
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| Lake Bracciano is less t han an hour north of Rome but a world away from the noise, traffic and crowds of the capital city.
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| A massive palace in the heart of Rome, the powerful Barberini family couldn't do things on a small scale.
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| The Quirinale Palace occupies the highest of Rome's fabled seven hills.
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| The Palazzo Farnese of Caprarola is one of the best examples of Renaissance mansion, built for the Roman Farnese family in Caprarola.
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| Palazzo Pamphilj is a palace facing onto the Piazza Navona in Rome.
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| The Pantheon is a majestic temple that, since the I century AD, has preserved almost intact its impressive look.
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| An imaginative world of monumental sculptures will delight kids and confound adults at the Monster Park in Bomarzo.
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| Piazza del Campidoglio, heart of Rome and seat of the local govern, was conceived by Michelangelo (1536) and might be considered maybe the highest representation of the Renaissance concept of "solemn piazza".
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| Piazza San Pietro is the square that lies in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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| Piazza Venezia is a large space located just behind Campidoglio, at the crossroads between Via del Corso and Via dei Fori Imperiali.
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| On the edge of the historic center of Rome, Porta Pia is one of the city gateways.
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| On the southern side of the city sits Rome's most picturesque portal.
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| On the edge of Rome's historic center is an ancient monument that seems strangely out of place.
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| The heart of the ancient world was the bustling Forum, which was the political, religious and commercial center of Rome.
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| Take a day trip from Rome to experience the important events of World War II at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno.
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| The Ponte Sant'Angelo is the most famous bridge in Rome.
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| The Terme di Caracalla were built between 212 and 217 BC by Caracalla, son of emperor Settimo Severo and himself emperor after his father.
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| The Etruscan painted tombs of Tarquinia are located in the very heart of Tuscia, at about 45 Km north-west from the eternal Rome.
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| Piazza di Spagna, the Spanish Steps, has been for ages the stopping and arrival point of horse-carts that, coming from Porta del Popolo (the northern gate of the city) carried the foreigners downtown.
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| On the banks of the Tiber sits the Teatro di Marcellus, a living piece of history that is still inhabited.
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| The Tiber-Farfa Nature Reserve is in northern Lazio in the countryside north of Rome.
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| When Pope Gregory XVI ordered the demolition of the ancient defensive towers attached to the Porta Maggiore gate in Rome, he hardly expected to find a significant archeological site.
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| The opulent villa and gardens of Villa Adriana transport you to the ancient world in an oasis of tranquility.
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| Coming to Frascati from Rome, the first outstanding residence you will bump into is Villa Aldobrandini.
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| Villa Farnesina is one of the fullest examples of Renaissance architecture in Rome.
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