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Ghetto Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Sant'Angelo (Area 1), Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
In order to put an end to the scandal and inconvenience caused by the trouble and the mockeries endured by the Jews every day, the most Illustrious and Reverend Annibale Rucellai, Bishop of Carcassonne, and of the Holy C... more
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Piazza Venezia Piazza Venezia, Rome, 00187 | ![]() |
Yes, Rome is full beauty, its always one visual pleasure after the next... until you get to Piazza Venezia. In fact, you can't miss it because it is a central point in Rome and a good geographical reference to see the si... more
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Piazza Navona Piazza Navona, Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
Under Pope Urbano VIII Barberini, Gian Lorenzo Bernini had always designed all the fountains, but when Pope Urbano died, Pope Innocenzo X Pamphilj dismissed Bernini and tried to employ Francesco Borromini to build a cent... more
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Piazza del Popolo Piazza del Popolo, Rome, 00187 | ![]() |
(popolo=people, but in this case Popolo derives from pioppo=poplar) - Either way, everyone loves this huge Piazza so we can say it is popular with the people - Romans and tourists. This looks like an aerial view but it w... more
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Roman Forum Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
In the Forum, much of the once elegant and tall architecture is now reduced to rubble and ruin.Thankfully however, there are still glimpses of what once was here and there. There is alot to see here. We were sitting in t... more
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Palazzo Altemps Piazza San Apollinare 48, Rome, 00186 | ![]() |
Containing some of the finest ancient Roman statues in the world, this collection formerly formed the core of the Museo Nazionale Romano. As of 1995, it was moved to these new, suitably grander digs. The palace's sober e... more
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Musei Vaticani Viale Vaticano, Rome, 00193 | ![]() |
The series of four communicating rooms was a reconstruction carried out by Nicholas V (1447-55) of the thirteenth century palace of Nicholas III (1277-80). Towards the end of the first decade of the sixteenth century Per... more
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Villa Borghese Piazzale Flaminio, Rome, 00196 | ![]() |
Villa Borghese is overwhelming in its natural beauty, art treasures and cultural history and sheer size. According to the Herald Tribune: Until 1902 Villa Borghese, with a circumference of 9 kilometers, was the Borghese ... more
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Piazza San Pietro Piazza San Pietro, Rome, 00193 | ![]() |
The Piazza San Pietro (Saint Peter's Square) is a vast, monumental square, a place where the faithful gather every Sunday for mass. When the Pope is in Rome, he conducts the mass from the window of his private quarters. ... more
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Ara Pacis Lungotevere in Augusta, Rome, 00100 | ![]() |
We had a confirmed reservation, but when we arrived, they told us they would have to send us acrosstown to another hotel because they had no rooms. The staff person assured us that the other hotelwas much nicer, and poin... more
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