The Colosseum is one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome. It was...
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Colosseum held more than 50,000 spectators. They witnessed bloody contests of...
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The Colosseum could be covered with a canopy on rainy or hot sunny days. The...
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The amphitheatre is a vast ellipse with seating places around a central...
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Templum Veneris et Romae
The Temple of Venus and Rome is the double temple built by Hadrian on an...
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This Arch of Constantine with its three arches was built in 315 AD after the...
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The People and Senate of Rome built this arch out of pre-existing...
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Arco di Constantino
The figures and reliefs on the arch present Constantine's battles. To the...
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Arco di Constantino
There is the inscription on the arch: "Constantine overcame his...
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View of the Arch of Titus and the Via Sacra from the Colosseum.
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The Arch of Titus is a triumphal arch with a single arched opening,...
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Foro Romano
The Forum was the main marketplace and business centre. It was also a...
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Foro Romano
The Arch of Septimius Severus was erected in 203 A.D. to honor this...
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Campidoglio
Campidoglio Square on the Capitol Hill is the result of a renaissance...
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Campidoglio
The building of the palace of Senate. On its facade we see the statues...
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Campidoglio
A detail of the facade of the palace of Senate.
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
Vittoriano is a monument entitled to Vittorio Emanuelo II of Savoia,...
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
The project started with G.Sacconi in 1885 and was completed in 1935.
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
The style of Vittoriano follows Greek and Latin criteria.
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Monumento Vittorio Emmanuele II
The "Altare della Patria" (the central part of the monument)...
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
The first king is depicted here in a bronze equestrian statue,...
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
The upper gallery of the monument.
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
People gave the monument some nicknames, e.g. "wedding cake" or...
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Monumento Vittorio Emmanuele II
You can see and recognize the monument from any part of Rome.
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Monumento Vittorio Emmanuele II
From the monument we see the Venice square and the Venice palace.
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Monumento Vittorio Emmanuele II
To the right we see two churches and Trajan's Column. It has the 700-feet...
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
The monument faces Plazza Venezia. This square was named in honor of the...
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Monumento Vittorio Emanuele II
Plazza Venezia was unfortunately made famous when it became the stage for...
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Piazza Venezia
Today the square of Venice is the central busy city square. It houses...
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Fori Imperiali
Emperial Fora comprise Forum of Caesar, Augustus, Pax and Trajan (including...
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Fori Imperiali
The view of the entrance to Trajan's markets from the Monument to Victor...
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Foro Romano
The view of the Roman Forum from the Monument to the Vittorio Emanuele II.
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Foro Romano
The view of the Rome Forum and the Church dedicated to St.Luke the Evangelist...
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Foro Trojan
The Forum of Trajan (A.D.112) was the last, largest and most splendid of the...
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Foro Trojan
Later the Forum of Trajan suffered a harsh fate. Its buildings probably...
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Teatro di Marcello
The theatre was inaugurated in 13 B.C. by Emperor Augustus, dedicated to...
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Isola Tiberina
The Tiberine Island is a natural island. It grew on the centuries of...
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Fortuna Verilis
The Forum Boarium was the open space close to the Tiber which was home to...
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For a long time it was surposed that the little circular temple was...
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Bocca della Verita Square
A part of Bocca della Verita square. The square is situated in the...
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Piazza della Bocca della Verita
The Church of St.Maria in Cosmedin was built in the 6th century. The name is...
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Bocca della Verita Square.
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Church of St.Maria in Cosmedin
Inside the church. Throughout the history the church was repeatedly...
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Bocca della Verita
Mouth of Truth is a stone mask. A popular legend says that if you put...
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Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus was one of the largest and oldest public entertainment...
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Circus Maximus
The ruins of ancient terms along Via dei Cerchi.
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