Welcome to Rome, the eternal city. In this page you will admire ancient Piazza Campidoglio Arch and read his history. Other Rome Monuments: Arco di Costantino, Campidoglio, Campo de' fiori, Castel Sant'Angelo, Circo Massimo, Colonna Traiana, Colosseo, Fontana di Trevi, Fori imperiali, Foro romano, Largo Argentina, Mausoleo di Augusto, Mercati Traianei, Pantheon, Piazza Barberini, Piazza Colonna, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Esedra, Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia, Piramide di Caio Cestio, San Carlino alle quattro fontane, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Pietro, San Pietro in Vincoli, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Maria Maggiore, Sinagoga, Terme di Caracalla, Via Veneto, Villa Borghese.

Rome Tour - Piazza Campidoglio

The Capitol was considered from ancient times a nerve-centre for the city life, at first holy place and then place of power when Roman Senate settled there; Today, it's the seat of the commune. If you want visit it,you must go up the flight of steps designed by Michelangelo. When you will arrive to the top you will admire one of the most defined architectural spaces that all history can offer. The trapezoidal shaped square is a space unique in the world, the famous statue of Marco Aurelio is in the center of the structure; when you arrive from the flight of steps, on the left you will see Palazzo Nuovo, on the right Palazzo of conservatives (both palaces house Capitoline museums), straight you can see the statue and on the background Senatorial Palace - the stair to enter it, made by Michelangelo himself, is really beautiful, as much as the fountain that leans on it. At the top the tower of Capitol stands out; it was made by Martino Longhi the Elder. You will notice the peculiar paving chosen by Michelangelo for the square, referable to an oval built through a strongly dynamic geometry, that from certain sides can remind of some petals, from other sides of mathematical speculations typical of the Renaissance. The Capitoline museums are the oldest public collection existing, in which you can find very valuable sculptures and pictures.