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... Piazza. The Capitol is one of the seven hills on which Rome was founded in the first half of the 8th century BC . From its posi- tion overlooking the most easily forded stretch of the Tiber , the Capitol has always been one of the most ...
... Piazza. The Capitol is one of the seven hills on which Rome was founded in the first half of the 8th century BC . From its posi- tion overlooking the most easily forded stretch of the Tiber , the Capitol has always been one of the most ...
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E. Mansione, L. Pazienti. PIAZZA NAVONA 71 72 72. THE FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR RIVERS . Designed. Piazza Navona is undoubtedly the most attractive piazza in Rome , quite unlike any other in the city , or elsewhere . It is the centre of the ...
E. Mansione, L. Pazienti. PIAZZA NAVONA 71 72 72. THE FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR RIVERS . Designed. Piazza Navona is undoubtedly the most attractive piazza in Rome , quite unlike any other in the city , or elsewhere . It is the centre of the ...
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... piazza , situated at the extreme north of the old city , takes its name from the small medieval church ( 9th cen- tury ) built on the traditional site of Nero's tomb , over which grew a vigorous ... Piazza del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo,
... piazza , situated at the extreme north of the old city , takes its name from the small medieval church ( 9th cen- tury ) built on the traditional site of Nero's tomb , over which grew a vigorous ... Piazza del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo,
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1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall