Rome - Renaissance

markerA The Venetian Square The Venetian Square is located in the centre of Rome, Italy. It is one of the largest hubs of the city, where lines of urban transport intersect. In addition, there is a huge car traffic, which often must be led by a policeman standing on a platform. It is one of a few squares in Europe where you ca... The Venetian Square - photo
markerB 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 ... The Capitoline Hill - photo
markerC 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... Santa Maria del Popolo - photo
markerD Trinità dei Monti The Church of Santissinma Trinità dei Monti, in short: Trinità dei Monti, is located on top of the Spanish Stairs, towering over the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. It is a building in the late renaissance style. The church and its surroundings (Villa Medidi) are properties of the French state. The histo... Trinità dei Monti - photo
markerE Villa Farnesina The Villa Farnesina (previously known as Villa Chigi) is located in the Trastevere, the district thought to be the oldest one in the city. The villa was constrructed between 1508 and 1511, and commisioned by a papal banker from Sienna, Agostino Chigi. He was one of the most important personages of ... Villa Farnesina - photo
markerF The Turtle Fountain The Turtle Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe) is placed in the Piazza Mattei in the centre of Rome. It was designed by the architect Giacomo delola Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini. The fountain was created between 1580 and 1588. The first construction plan anticipated that the fountain would... The Turtle Fountain - photo
markerG Piazza Colonna The Piazza Colonna (it. "column") crosses Via del corso, one of the main road in Rome. The present shape was designed in the end of the 16th century, when Pope Sixtus V ordered rebuilding of the whole district. The name of the square comes from the monumental column of Marcus Aurelius placed in the... Piazza Colonna - photo
markerH Palazzo Farnese Palazzo Farneseis one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian state, it was given to the French Government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy. First designed in 1517 for the Farnese family, the building expanded... Palazzo Farnese - photo
markerI Galatea The Triumph of Galatea is a fresco from the Villa Farnesina located in the Trastevere in Rome. The fresco was created by Rafael Santi who painted it in 1512 for a rich papal banker, Agostino Chigi, highly respected in Rome. He was a man of the renaissance, loved music and feasts. Therefore he decid... Galatea - photo

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Name Rome
Region Lazio
Country Italy (IT)
Population 2,761,477 inhabitants

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