The Sistine Chapel, originally called Chapel of Sixtus, is one of the rooms of the Papal Vatican Palace. At present, it is part of the Vatican Museums. It is in the Sistine Chapel, traditionally since the fifteenth century, the cardinals gathered in conclave to elect the new pope (conclaves are also being held in the […]
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Trajan’s Column is a monument in Rome to celebrate the conquest of Dacia by Emperor Trajan: it evokes all the highlights of this territorial expansion. Column of Trajan was a novelty in ancient art. Trajan’s Column was completed in AD 113.
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Villa Borghese is a large park in the city of Rome, containing different types of green: the Italian garden with large areas of English style. There are also buildings, fountains and ponds and monuments. It is the third largest public park in Rome (80 hectares) after Villa Doria Pamphili and Villa Ada and extends largely […]
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The Pantheon (Greek for ” temple of all the gods “) is a building of ancient Rome , built as a temple dedicated to all gods, past, present and future. The people of Rome call it the ” Rotonna or Ritonna ” (” La Rotonde “). It was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian between 118 and […]
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The Palace of the Civilization of Italy (Palazzo della Civilta Italiana), sometimes called Palace of the Civilization of Labour (Palazzo della Civilta del Lavoro), is a monumental building that is located in Rome, in the modern EUR district. Designed in 1936, its construction began in July 1938 and it was inaugurated, although incomplete, in 1940; […]
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