Roman districts

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Aventine Hill – a place of peace, harmony and spiritual enrichment

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Campo de’Fiori – a field full of flowers, bloodbaths, and market stalls

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Città Universitaria – the pride of Fascists: between academic monumentalism and rationalism

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Foro Italico – an enclave of the cult of Mussolini and his empire

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Forum of Augustus (Forum Augustum) – a complex in his own honor and that of religion

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Forum Boarium – an ancient place of trade and cult

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Forum of Caesar (Forum Iulium) – discreet ambitions of a dictator, meaning a square in his own honor

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Forum of Nerva – an unfinished work of a condemned emperor

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Catacombs of St. Agnes – burial in the shadow of a famous martyr

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Small Aventine – in search of ancient and early Christian Rome

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Piazza Augusto Imperatore – in the service of historical policy

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Piazza del Popolo – the calling card of the city: a prestigious, elegant and representative location

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Piazza della Madonna dei Monti – a place not for tourists, picturesque and lively

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Piazza della Rotonda – the tribulation of popes, a square cleaned for centuries

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Piazza di San Pietro – an ingenious idea of two visionaries

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Piazza Farnese – a place enthralling at night and imposing during the day

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Piazza Navona – from a stadium to a representative salon of the pope

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Piazza Venezia – the vibrant heart of Rome

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Via dei Fori Imperiali – an axis with political and ideological roots

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Via del Mascherone – a place of prayers, moans, and cries

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Via della Conciliazione – a road to reconciliation, and at the same time the beginning of a new era for the Church

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Villa Aldobrandini – a place of respite over the city teeming with life

The Vestal Virgin Tuccia – between virtue and downfall, meaning the story of an unwanted work

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The Vestal Virgin Tuccia – between virtue and downfall, meaning the story of an unwanted work

In February 1743 the famous and valued at European courts Venetian sculptor Antonio Corradini came to the Eternal City and opened up a workshop near the Palazzo Barberini, the center of artistic life of the then Rome (Vicolo della Catena). In his atelier, he not only worked on a new work but also hosted important guests, who came there only to see the virtuosity and bravado of his new artistic creation. And this time it was the figure of a veiled woman.

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Church of Sant’ Apollinare – a church „with a past”

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Church of Sant’ Apollinare – a church „with a past”

This little-known and not particularly distinguishable church had only become famous fairly recently. The crowds shouting and protesting in front of its façade had attracted attention to it, due to an issue that was rather shameful for the church, we may even say disgraceful. There was renewed discussion about the ever-present friendship between the Tiara and the criminal world, as well as the shady businesses and shady dealings of the people of the Church. Presently the church is a basilica minor a title which it acquired in 1984 thanks to Pope John Paul II. It was also during his pont...

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Fontane on Piazza Farnese – ancient baths in the service of the Farnese family

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Fontane on Piazza Farnese – ancient baths in the service of the Farnese family

In front of the monumental palace of the Farnese family, there is a square (Piazza Farnese) with two identical fountains on the sides. From each, the water flows in a gentle manner. Yet in the past, which is testified to by old drawings, these were veritable cascades – the steams from the fountains soared upwards and with great impact fell into the upper basins, while the incoming excess water, as a thick curtain descended into the basins below.

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