Rome - Baroque
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Church of the Gesu | The Church of the Gesu is the mother temple of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) located in the city of Rome, in IX Circus Flamingus district. It is also considered as the first building with features in Baroque style in the world.The church was founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1551. The temple was bu... |
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Piazza Navona (Navona Square) | The Piazza Navona is a square located in Rome, Italy, which was commissioned by Pope Innocent X and built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian. The Stadium of Domitian, also known as Circus Agonalis, was erected in the Campus Martius in 86 mostly to host chariot races but also athletic competitio... |
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Antico Caffè Greco | Antico Caffè Greco is a cafe located near the Spanish Stairs in Rome, Via dei Condotti 86. It is better known as Caffè Greco. The name of this cafe comes from a Greek man, Nicolo della Maddalena, who founded the city. It was opened in 1760 and is the second oldest café in Italy (the first one is Ca... |
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The Trevi Fountain | The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is the most famous fountain in Rome. It replaced the fountain designed by Leon Battiste Alberti. The fountain we can admire nowadays was designed by Niccolo Salvi who got commissioned for this project even though great Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini also proposed his ... |
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The Capitoline Hill | The Capitoline Hill (Mons Capitolinus) is the smallest hill with two peaks among seven historic hills of Rome. It is located north-west of the Forum Romanum and the Palatine Hill. The name comes from a human skull (lat. caput means "head") found during laying the fundations for the main temple. It ... |
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Santa Maria del Popolo | Santa Maria del Popolo is an Augustinian church located in Rome, Italy. It stands in the north side of the Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city. The Piazza is situated between the ancient Porta Flaminia and the park of the Pincio. Santa Maria del Popolo includes works by se... |
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The Spanish Stairs | The Spanish Stairs are placed in the Spanish Square in Rome, Italy. The official name is Scalinata delle Trinita dei Monti but nowadays they are rarely called this way. The stairs were created between 1723 and 1726 and were designed by Francesco de Sanctis. Roman artists, designing fountains, churc... |
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Basilica of St. John Lateran | The Basilica of St. John Lateran is a cathedral of a bishop of Rome- a pope. It is one of the four major basilicas. The temple used to be a part of papal residences since 313. After transferring the Holy See to Perugia by Benedict XI and later to Avignon by Clemens V, the Lateran basilica was demo... |
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St. Angel Bridge | The St. Angel Bridge is a bridge in the centre of the city of Rome, leading to the castle of St. Angel through Tiber. It was erected by order of Emperor Hadrian to link the centre of the then Rome (on the right side of Tiber) with the Mausoleum built by his order as well. It used to be an eight-spa... |
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Name | Rome |
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Region | Lazio |
Country | Italy (IT) |
Population | 2,761,477 inhabitants |
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