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TOP
Rome Squares
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Capitoline hill
The
place of Capitole is altered
since 1564 on a project of Michel-Angel.
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Spanish steps
The fountain of
Barcaccia, heart of the irregular place Piazza di Spagna finishes the
visual space of the street of Babuino. Splendid, the large staircase of
the Trinity of the Mounts converges towards the fountain ..
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Piazza
Farnese and Farnese' Palate
Since 1874, the
Farnese palate is the seat of the embassy of France near the
Italian government...
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Piazza
Venezia, Monument to
Victor Emanuel II
The "Vittoriano" is enormous monument
which dominates Piazza Venezia, owes its name to the king in honor of
which it was built: Victor Emmanuel II, first king of Italy
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Campo dei Fiori
Near to the Farnese Place, environment is very different there. This place does not miss life with its daily market the morning and its many bars and terasses the remainder of the day...
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Navon square
The Navon square kept the shape of the Domitian circus, the arcs of the circus still remain under the ground. Its current paving stones were pressed by the apostles of XVIth century as St ignatius loyola ...
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Bocca della verità
The place has its name from the famous mouth of the Truth (Bocca della verità), famous mask placed in the gantry of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedina. According to a famous Roman legend, the mouth would eat the hand of all those who while placing it inside would lie...
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Saint Peter Square
The Saint Peter square is famous for its columns, drawned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
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