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This institution was commissioned by Pope Paul III in order to defend private citizens from usury. The building was supplied for this purpose in 1603, and the institution moved there from its previous offices in Via dei Coronar... more
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Palazzo Caetani stands at 32, Via delle Botteghe Oscure. It was built for Alessandro Mattei in the middle of the 16th Century in all probability by either Nanni di Baccio Bigi or Lippi. Before entering the possession of the Cae... more
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The palace in which the hero of Gabriele D'Annunzio's most famous novel, Il Piacere (The Pleasure), lived was 14, Piazza Trinità dei Monti. The building is known as Palazzo Zuccari after its first owner, painter Federico Zuccar... more
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Built in 1873, the Church of San Paolo entro le Mura (St Paul's Episcopal Church within the Walls) was the first non-Roman Catholic church to be constructed in the city. The mid-sized church features beautiful painted murals a... more
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Said to have been 25 times larger than the Colosseum at the height of Nero's reign, it took 15 years of restoration work before the remaining rooms of this immense palace were opened to the public. The interior is rich in walls... more
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Nivariense said
… (72-80 d. C.) por la dinastÃa Flavia sobre el terreno ocupado por el lago artificial de la Domus Aurea… continue reading »
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The Tarpea cliff over which traitors were thrown stands between the Teatro di Marcello and the Forum; it is visible from Piazza della Consolazione. The cliff was named after Tarpea, the beautiful but perfidious woman who betray... more
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The splendid fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo was originally built as a mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian in 139 CE. In the 10th Century CE it was transformed into a castle, then, 500 years later, into the elegant residence of Po... more
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heartofthesouth said
… walk along the river on our way to the Spanish steps. We passed Castel Sant Angelo and some really… continue reading »
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Musei Capitolini is housed in two palaces that face each other. The one on the left of Michelangelo's steps is the New Palace, which houses one of Europe's most important collections of sculpture. It was designed by Michelangel... more
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babeck said
… to get started. We caught a taxi to the Borghese Museum as we had two tickets for the 9-11 a… continue reading »
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This collection is housed in a building constructed in 1613 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, one of Bernini's greatest patrons. In fact, this great sculptor has exhibited some of his most famous sculptures here; amongst them is... more
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Mike & Jac said
… area and home to Galleria Borghese which is the "second most beautiful museum in Roma" (limited… continue reading »
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The Casina was originally a farmhouse, transformed by Valadier into a small neo-classical villa with terraces, loggias, columns and capitals for Cardinal Della Porta. The bust of astronomer Angelo Secchi stands in the small squ... more
Rome Travel Experiences
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3 nights in Rome
We arrived in Rome about noon the first day of our trip. We took the train from the airport to the city center, checked into our hotel... Continue reading »
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ITALIA!
Hello everyone! It has been quite some time since I wrote a blog, so I have lots to update you all on. First of all, for our semana santa... Continue reading »
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Rome, Italy: Day Two.
Today I woke up at 11:30am! Jeff woke me up in the middle of the night saying that he couldn't sleep. After that I couldn't get back to... Continue reading »
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Vatican City and Surrounds
We decided that we needed to scale back on some of our expenses since we have pretty much blown our daily budget every single day in Ital... Continue reading »
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Roma, Italia
Day 1 (England to Rome, Italy): Thursday, 7 December 2006 So we flew out early Thursday morning. I got 30 min of sleep, Crystal got none.... Continue reading »
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