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... Roma quadrata ) founded by Romulus , according to leg- end , in 754 or 753 B.C. The hill originally had two summits : the Palatium and the Germalus ( subsequently levelled by Domitian ) . Of the seven hills of Rome it is undoubtedly the ...
... Roma quadrata ) founded by Romulus , according to leg- end , in 754 or 753 B.C. The hill originally had two summits : the Palatium and the Germalus ( subsequently levelled by Domitian ) . Of the seven hills of Rome it is undoubtedly the ...
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... Roma ) , the modern district designed as an exhibition centre , but unfortunately abandoned and forgot- ten the Second World War . Only in 1950 did restoration work begin , completed ten years later on the occasion of the Olympic Games ...
... Roma ) , the modern district designed as an exhibition centre , but unfortunately abandoned and forgot- ten the Second World War . Only in 1950 did restoration work begin , completed ten years later on the occasion of the Olympic Games ...
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... Roma , an 18th century building by Alessandro Specchi . It is followed by the Palace of the Cassa di Risparmio by Antonio Cipolla and , on the opposite side of the Corso , the Palazzo Scia- rra Colonna ( 16th century ) . Nearby is the ...
... Roma , an 18th century building by Alessandro Specchi . It is followed by the Palace of the Cassa di Risparmio by Antonio Cipolla and , on the opposite side of the Corso , the Palazzo Scia- rra Colonna ( 16th century ) . Nearby is the ...
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16th century Adjacent aisles altar ancient Appia Antica apse Arch artists Augustus Barberini baroque Basilica of St beautiful Bernini Borghese Borromini bronze building built Canova Capitoline Caracalla Caravaggio Carlo Catacombs centre century B.C. century mosaics Christian church of San Colonna Colosseum columns completed consisting Constantine contains Corso Cosmatesque dating decorated designed Domenichino Domenico Fontana Domus Aurea emperor erected façade famous flanked Fontana Fori Imperiali Fountain frescoes Giacomo Della Porta Giulia Guido Reni houses interior Itinerary Lateran Lorenzo Maderno Madonna magnificent marble Marco Melozzo da Forlì Michelangelo Monti monument Museum nave Navona obelisk P.za painting palace Palazzo Peter Piazza Venezia Pinturicchio Pius Pope Popolo Rainaldi Raphael Renaissance Roman Forum Rome Room ruins Saints San Giovanni San Pietro Santa Maria sarcophagi sculpted sculptures Sixtus statue Teatro Marcello Temple tomb Trajan transept Trevi tury Vatican Via del Corso Viale Victor Emanuel Villa Vittorio Emanuele walls