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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the statue of Pope Sixtus IV at the 15th century cloister consisting of two series of Romanesque arcades that he had commissioned at the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. Stormy view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore with its tall tower and the picturesque Umbrian valley below from the medieval hill town of Assisi.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the enormous golden statue of the virgin which dominates the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) from on top of the façade. The church is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View up along Via Santa Chiara on a gloomy wet day.
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  • Assisi. Umbria, Italy. View of the Umbrian landscape view through a window of the lower square (Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco) of the Basilica of St. Francis.
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  • Assisi. Umbria, Italy. View of large rose window, flanked by two smaller ones of the Gothic portal entrance to the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the enormous golden statue of the virgin which dominates the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) from on top of the façade. The church is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. Stormy view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore with its tall tower and the picturesque Umbrian valley below from the medieval hill town of Assisi.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Early morning view of Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) and the shadow granite obelisk from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peters Basilica. In the foreground are some of the 13 statues in travertine that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. In the middle of Saint Peters Square is the granite obelisk which dates from the 13th century BC and was originally erected in Heliopolis, Egypt.
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  • Orvieto. Umbria. Italy. View of the stunning and grandiose marble and mosaic Gothic facade of Orvieto's famous Cathedral or Duomo which was built during the years 1290-1320.
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  • Orvieto. Umbria. Italy. View of the stunning and grandiose marble and mosaic Gothic facade of Orvieto's famous Cathedral or Duomo which was built during the years 1290-1320.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View on a gloomy wet day of the upper church (basilica superiore) of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Ponte Sant’ Angelo which is lined with Bernini designed Angel figures. The bridge crosses the River Tiber and leads to the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Both bridge and Castel were built around 134-139 AD.  The bridge was originally named Pon Aelius and built to give triumphal access to Hadrian’s mausoleum. Baroque Scuplter Bernini adorned the bridge with a new balustrade and ten figures of angels for Pope Clement IX (pontificate 1667-1669) and it was renamed the Ponte San’t Angelo, the bridge of Angeles.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian around 134-139 AD. Originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, the Castel was transformed into a fortified castle in the middle ages and then converted into a residence for the Popes in the Renaissance. The castle owes its name to a miracle performed by Archangel Michael in 590 AD during the reign of Pope Gregory the Great. The Angel ended a devastating plague and as gratitude the Pope renamed the castle, the castle of Angles.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian around 134-139 AD. Originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, the Castel was transformed into a fortified castle in the middle ages and then converted into a residence for the Popes in the Renaissance. The castle owes its name to a miracle performed by Archangel Michael in 590 AD during the reign of Pope Gregory the Great. The Angel ended a devastating plague and as gratitude the Pope renamed the castle, the castle of Angles.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of a rustic wall with windows lining a staircase that descends down to Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square).
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  • Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square), Rome, Italy. The grand square is surrounded by the twin buildings, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori which house museums and at its rear is the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio. In its centre is the copy of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
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  • Rome. Italy. The small apse of the 8th century crypt built by Pope Hadrian that lays beneath the altar  of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin or de Schola Graeca). The church was originally built in the 6th century over the remains of an ancient building. In the 8th century Pope Hadrian transformed the church and consigned it to the Greeks who had fled the persecution in the East Roman Empire and found refuge in the nearby area. The church has been renovated and restored a number of times since that period.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a religious shrine of the crucifixion of Christ along Via di Santa Pietro in Montorio, a pedestrian walkway which ascends to the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.
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  • Rome. Italy. Panoramic view of Church domes of central Rome and the Castel Sant Angelo from the top of Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.  Commissioned by the King of Spain and designed and completed by Bramante in 1502, the classical proportioned building is situated in the courtyard of the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio and is considered the first great true Renaissance building in Rome. It has mistakenly been believed that the temple stands on spot where Saint Peter was crucified.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.  Commissioned by the King of Spain and designed and completed by Bramante in 1502, the classical proportioned building is situated in the courtyard of the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio and is considered the first great true Renaissance building in Rome. It has mistakenly been believed that the temple stands on spot where Saint Peter was crucified.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the interior of the 15th century Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio, the church dedicated to Saint Peter in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. The church was built on the foundations of a 9th century chapel, where according to legend the spot of Saint Peters martyrdom.  The courtyard of the church contains the celebrated Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the elegant Renaissance façade of the 15th century Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio, the church dedicated to Saint Peter in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. The church was built on the foundations of a 9th century chapel, where according to legend the spot of Saint Peters martyrdom.  The courtyard of the church contains the celebrated Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the wide concave façade of the church Sant Agnese in Agone which is located in the Piazza Navona. Dating from around 1652, the church is built at the site of where Saint Agnes, a 4th century maiden, was martyred after refusing the advances of a Roman official’s son when she was only 13 years old. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the wide concave façade of the church Sant Agnese in Agone which is located in the Piazza Navona. Dating from around 1652, the church is built at the site of where Saint Agnes, a 4th century maiden, was martyred after refusing the advances of a Roman official’s son when she was only 13 years old. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the pedestrian Ponte Fabricio which crosses over the River Tiber and links the mainland to the tiny Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island) located in the middle of the River. Ponte Fabricio dates from 62 BC making it the oldest standing bridge in Rome. It is also known as Ponte dei Quattro Capi due to the 4-faced Janus images found on it.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the facade of the Chiesa di Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (Church of Saint Yves at the Sapienza). Built between 1642-1600 by architect Francesco Borromini, the church is located in the interior courtyard of the Palazzo della Sapienza, former site of the University of Rome. The church is considered a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Chiesa S.Brigida (Church of Santa Brigida) located at Piazza Farnese. Built in 1513 and restored in 18th century the small convent church is dedicated to the Swedish Saint Bridget and the facade and the interior bear the coat of arms of Pope Clemens XI.
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  • The Fountain of the Naiads at the Piazza della Repubblica, Rome, Italy. The fountain is also known as Fontana Esedra.
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  • Palatine Hill. Rome. Italy. View of the long glassy esplanade that was once the ancient hippodrome Circo Massimo or Circus Maximus, which is situated beside the River Tiber in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hill. Its former grandstands could hold 300,000 spectators who watched horse and chariot races and athletic contests.
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  • Some of the marine themed mosaics lining a wall in the frigidarium central hall, Baths of Caracalla Rome Italy. The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla), the ancient Roman Public baths and leisure centre, were completed in AD 217 during the reign of the Roman Emperor Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla are located in the Caelian Hill (Celian Hill) area of Southern Rome.
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  • View over the southwest garden and pine trees to the ruins buildings of the Baths of Caracalla Rome Italy. The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla), the ancient Roman Public baths and leisure centre, were completed in AD 217 during the reign of the Roman Emperor Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla are located in the Caelian Hill (Celian Hill) area of Southern Rome.
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  • Re-erected Corinthian columns and entablature of Julius Caesar’s Temple of Venus Genetrix, Forum of Caesar. Rome Italy. The temple was built in 46 BC and dedicated to the Roman goddess of motherhood.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of crowds of people tourists at the Roman Forum walking towards the Arch of Titus. The Arch of Titus is Rome’s oldest triumphal Arch and was erected in 81 AD by Domitian after the death of the emperor Titus to honour his victory (Titus) in Judean War. The Roman Forum was the centre of political, commercial and judicial life in ancient Rome.
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  • Rome. Italy. Elevated view of the central section of the Roman forum. To the left are the monolithic Corinthian column pronaos and flight of steps of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. In centre is the circular Temple of Romulus. To the right two of the three monumental barrel vaulted niches and arches of the Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius. In the foreground are the courtyard ruins of the House of the Vestal Virgins, lined with mostly headless statues.
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  • Close view of the sculptural art detail of Trajan’s column in the forum of Roman emperor Trajan, Rome, Italy. The free standing and marble Trajan's Column was built in 113 AD and dedicated to Trajan by Hadrian in memory of his two military campaigns in Dacia – now Romania.  The spiral frieze depicts scenes form the various battles.
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  • The markets of Trajan and the Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi or House of the Knights of Rhodes. Rome Italy. Using the spoils of victory against the Dacians, Emperor Trajan financed the semicircular brick building (markets) which was built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus in the 2nd century AD. A wonder of the Classical world, the building is laid out over six terraced floors and contains over 150 shops.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the exterior of the epic Colosseum exterior which is one of ancient Rome's greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. Completed in A.D. 80, the monumental four storey building is the largest amphitheatre ever built by the Romans and endures as an emblem of past glories. The Colosseum at its peak accommodated 70,000 spectators to watch gladiatorial contests, animal hunts and the arena could be flooded for mock sea battles. The Colosseum is a UNESCO world Heritage Site as part of the Historical centre of Rome listing.
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  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • The San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the famous Caravaggio Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus at the Cerasi Chapel. Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
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  • Rome. Lazio. Italy. View of the Fountain statue of Silenus which rests above a marble tub of water on the corner of via del Babuino and via dei Greci. The sculpture is nicknamed il babuino—the baboon—because of his ugly appearance.
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  • Valentino designer store. Spanish Steps. Rome. Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the 16th century Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala (The Church of St Mary of the Stairway) in Trastevere. Th Church was built as a sanctuary for an image of the Virgin Mary which performed miracles on the steps of a dwelling in the area in 1592
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a narrow cobbled street with a pizzeria in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a narrow cobbled street with a pizzeria in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of trattoria with a leafy green façade with lamps along a cobbled street in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. On top of the Trevi Fountain facade is the gigantic coat of arms of Pope Clement XII who commissioned the build. The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) is Rome’s largest and most famous fountain and is located in the Quirinal quarter of Rome. Built between 1732 and 1762, the fountain’s central niche features the Roman Sea God Neptune in shell shaped chariot being pulled by seahorses driven by Tritons. The side niches contain statues of Abundance (left) and Healing (right) by Filippo Valle.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The statue of Saint Paul on a pedestal at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  The statue was built in 1938 by Adamo Tadolini. In the background above Saint Peters Basilica are some of statues on the balustrade that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left clock on top of the façade of Saint Peters Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Wide sweeping view of Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) and Rome from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. In the foreground are the 13 statues in travertine that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. In the middle of Saint Peters Square is the granite obelisk which dates from the 13th century BC and was originally erected in Heliopolis, Egypt. It was brought to Rome in 37 BC by the Emperor Caligula.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left fountain at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  This fountain was built by Bernini in 1675 when he redesigned the square. For purposes of symmetry he built this fountain to be identical to the one built by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of a Swiss Guard at the entrance to the Vatican in Rome. Swiss Guards have been the personal bodyguards of 42 popes for the last 500 years. They number only about 100, and to qualify, one must be Swiss, have completed Swiss military service, be a Catholic between the ages of 19 and 30, and sign up for at least two years
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  • Rome. Italy. Northern view from the Pincio or Pinician Hill of Rome skyline which is dominated church domes and the Basilica of Saint Peters and Vatican.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Square of Saint Cecilia Grand entrance and the courtyard of the Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere). Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in the 5h century, according to legend over the house of Saint Cecilia and her husband St. Valerian. Cecilia suffered martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). In the 9th century Pope Paschal I completely renovated the building, added the Apse mosaics and had the body of the Saint Cecilia and her husband moved there from the Catacombe di San Callisto.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Porta San Giovanni which is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of Rome and was inaugurated in 1574,
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  • Rome. Italy. This image was captured at the Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San di Giovanni in Laterano) located in Southern Rome. The Basilica is dedicated to Jesus Christ and Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist. It was commissioned by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and is the oldest Church in Rome.  It has been referred to as “The Mother of all Churches’ by the Catholic Church and is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope.
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  • A mosaic by Enrico Prampolini (1942) and the Colonnaded Porch that leads to Piazza Marconi in the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The Porch dates from around 1939-42. E.U.R., is the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
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  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • View of the large waterfall at the Giardino delle Cascate (Garden of the Waterfalls). EUR, Rome, Italy. The garden of the waterfalls was designed by Raffaele De Vico, were reopened in 2017 after being closed for over 50 years. The waterfall gardens are form part of Central Park and are located beside the large artificial lake. The gardens are located in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
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  • The Palazzo dell'INPS e dell'INA, one of two identical buildings surrounding the Piazzale delle Nazioni Unite. EUR. Rome, Italy. Built between 1940-54, the twin semicircular buildings are decorated with Renaissance reliefs and are similar architecturally to Trajan's Market. The buildings are in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma. INA (the National Insurance Institute) and INPS (the National Social Security Institute).
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  • Orvieto. Umbria. Italy. Panoramic view of the enchanting medieval city of Orvieto, which stands high on an enormous tufa rock, dominating the lush green valley below it.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the enormous golden statue of the virgin which dominates the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) from on top of the façade. The church is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva (St. Mary over Minerva) which incorporates the Corinthian columns and the entire Roman facade of the 1st century BC Temple of Minerva.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the façade of the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) which is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died. A huge golden statue of the virgin dominates the church from on top of the façade.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. Stormy view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore with its tall tower and the picturesque Umbrian valley below from the medieval hill town of Assisi.
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  • View of the Ponte Sant'Angelo that crosses the River Tiber and in the background is the Dome of Saint Peters Basillica. Rome, Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Angel with the Cross on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo. Between 1669 and 1671, ten Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed Angel figures (holding instruments of the Passion) were completed by a team of Bernini associates and placed on the bridge.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Ponte Sant’ Angelo which is lined with Bernini designed Angel figures. The bridge crosses the River Tiber and leads to the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Both bridge and Castel were built around 134-139 AD.  The bridge was originally named Pon Aelius and built to give triumphal access to Hadrian’s mausoleum. Baroque Scuplter Bernini adorned the bridge with a new balustrade and ten figures of angels for Pope Clement IX (pontificate 1667-1669) and it was renamed the Ponte San’t Angelo, the bridge of Angeles.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the studded solid iron door at the Castel Sant'Angelo.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the ceiling of the San Nicola in Carcere church, richly ornamented in in blue and gold with rosettes and stems and includes the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the central section of what remains of the Portico of Octavia built in honour by Augustus for his sister Octavia. Dating from 23 BC, the Portico once occupied the space of an entire city block (132 x 140 metres in size) and was damaged by fire in 80 AD. It was restored in the 3rd century AD and undertook further modifications in the middle ages including the removal of some columns and replacing them with the arch.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Teatro di Marcello (Theatre of Marcellus) and the remaining three columns and frieze of the Temple of the Greek god Apollo.  Originally planned by Julius Caesar, the semicircular travertine theatre, largest in ancient Rome, was completed in 13 BC and was named in memory of Marcellus, the son of Augustus' sister Octavia who died 5years before its completion. It could accommodate 15000 spectators.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square). The grand square is surrounded by the twin buildings, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori which house museums and at its rear is the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio. In its centre is the copy of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
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  • Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square), Rome, Italy. The grand square is surrounded by the twin buildings, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori which house museums and at its rear is the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio. In its centre is the copy of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the circular Temple of Hercules Victor which is the remnant of a second century BC Greek sanctuary in Rome. Consisting of 20 fluted and standing in the Forum Boarium by the River Tiber, it is likely that the designers and builders were Greek as the Temple is made of Pentelic marble which is only found near Athens in Greece. The Temple’s preservation was helped by its conversion into a Christian church in the middle ages.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the interior of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin or de Schola Graeca). The church was originally built in the 6th century over the remains of an ancient building. In the 8th century Pope Hadrian transformed the church and consigned it to the Greeks who had fled the persecution in the East Roman Empire and found refuge in the nearby area. The church has been renovated and restored a number of times since that period.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a religious shrine along Via di Santa Pietro in Montorio, a pedestrian walkway which ascends to the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1895 Giuseppe Garibaldi monument Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The monument is dedicated General Garibaldi and those who fought against the French and other nations in the Italian wars of independence.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the 1941 Janiculum ossuary mausoleum, which houses the remains of those who fought along Garibaldi in defence of Rome against the French in 1849 and 1870. It has inscribed on a marble slab the names of all of those that died.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana del Moro or Moor fountain at the south end of the Piazza Navona. The Fountain dates from 1576 and was designed by Giacomo della Porta. In the 17th century Bernini designed added the central statue of a Moor holding a dolphin. The tritons date from the 19th century. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Fountain of Neptune or Fontana del Nettuno (Calderari) located at the north end of the Piazza Navona.  Designed by Giacomo della Porta it originally dates from 1576, however the famous statues of Neptune surrounded by sea nymphs were added in the 19th century. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Basilica San Bartolomeo all'Isola on Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island). Founded in the 10th century, the current church dates from the 17th century when it was reconstructed after flooding.  Tiber Island is a tiny boat-shaped island located on the River Tiber and is thought to have been the site of the earliest human settlement in Rome. The bridges that link it the mainland are the two oldest in Rome.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the single remaining arch of the bridge known as today as Ponte Rotto (Pons Aemilius) which is located beside Tiber Island. Ponte Rotto was built in 179 BC by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and is the oldest stone Roman bridge in Rome. Just behind the Ponte Rotto is the Ponte Palatino.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the atrium courtyard of the Chiesa di San Silvestro (San Silvestro in Capite) which has its walls imbedded with early Christian fragments, inscriptions and stone monuments. The church was built between the 16th and 17th centuries on the foundations of a number of earlier churches going back to the 8th century.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the atrium courtyard of the Chiesa di San Silvestro (San Silvestro in Capite) which has its walls imbedded with early Christian fragments, inscriptions and stone monuments. The church was built between the 16th and 17th centuries on the foundations of a number of earlier churches going back to the 8th century.
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  • Rome. Italy. View through the elegant portico of the Palazzo Wedekind formerly the Palazzo del Vicegerente at the Piazza Colonna. The building was constructed in 1659 on a site that was originally occupied by the temple of Marcus Aurelius.  It became the office and residence of the bishop Vicegerente .  The banker Roberto Wedekind purchased the building in 1876. It is the historical headquarters of the daily Italian newspaper paper Il Tempo.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the simple modest façade of the Gothic Santa Maria Sopra Minerva church (Basilica of St. Mary over Minerva). Dating from 1280, the church was built in the vicinity of an ancient temple of Isis (erroneously thought to be Minerva) and is the only Gothic church in Rome. The square in front of the church is the Piazza della Minerva, which has in its centre a 1667 Bernini designed sculpture of a baby elephant (work completed by Ercole Ferrata )carrying a small Egyptian obelisk on his back.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Palazzo Farnese at the piazza bearing its name. The Palazzo Farnese is widely considered to be the most beautiful renaissance building in Rome. Begun in 1514, many great architects contributed to its design, including Michelangelo who gave it the grand cornice and the central balcony. Today the Palazzo is home to the French Embassy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Arco Farnese, an on Via Giulia which is considered one of the most picturesque streets in a Rome. Laid out in the 16th century the long flat cobbled street is lined with fine garden courtyards, beautiful Renaissance palaces and small churches.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the facade of the Chiesa di Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (Church of Saint Yves at the Sapienza). Built between 1642-1600 by architect Francesco Borromini, the church is located in the interior courtyard of the Palazzo della Sapienza, former site of the University of Rome. The church is considered a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture.
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  • The narrow lane arched Vicolo Scanderbeg which leads to the Piazza Scanderbeg, Rome, Italy.
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