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Basilica Emilia Once a great colonnaded hall, this served as a meeting place for... Be the first to write a review	Financial Institutions	Ancient Rome View on a map

Basilica Giulia The Basilica Giulia owes its name to Julius Caesar, who ordered... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Ancient Rome View on a map

Carcere Mamertino The Mamertino consists of two subterranean cells where Rome's... Be the first to write a review	Jails	Ancient Rome View on a map

Circo di Massenzio The ruins of the Circus of Maxentius, built in AD 309, give you... Be the first to write a review	Archaeological Sites	Esquilino and Celio View on a map

Colonna di Foca The last monument to be added to the Forum was erected in AD... Be the first to write a review	Memorials / Monuments	Ancient Rome View on a map

Colonna di Marco Aurelio Inspired by Trajan's Column, this 2nd-century AD column is composed... Be the first to write a review	Memorials / Monuments	Corso and Spagna View on a map

Domus Aurea Legend has it that Nero famously fiddled while Rome burned. Fancying... Be the first to write a review	Archaeological Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Fontana della Barcaccia At the center of Piazza di Spagna and at the bottom of the Spanish... Be the first to write a review	Fountains	Corso and Spagna View on a map

Fontana delle Api Decorated with the famous heraldic bees of the Barberini family... Be the first to write a review	Fountains	Repubblica and Quirinale View on a map

Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice When Pope Sixtus V completed the restoration of the Acqua Felice... Be the first to write a review	Fountains	Repubblica and Quirinale View on a map

Foro di Augusto These ruins, along with those of the Foro di Nerva, on the northeast... Be the first to write a review	Archaeological Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Foro di Cesare Julius Caesar was the first to attempt to rival the original... Be the first to write a review	Archaeological Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna This massive white Beaux Arts building looks anything but modern... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo View on a map

Giardini Vaticani Extending over the hill behind St. Peter's Basilica is Vatican... Be the first to write a review	Gardens / Arboretums	Vatican View on a map

MACRO Formerly known as Rome's Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Repubblica and Quirinale View on a map

Museo Mario Praz On the top floor of the Palazzo Primoli—the same building... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Navona and Campo View on a map

Museo Napoleonico Housed in an opulent collection of velvet-and-crystal salons... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Navona and Campo View on a map

Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia The world's outstanding collection of Etruscan art and artifacts... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo

Museo Palatino The Palatine Museum charts the history of the hill from Archaic... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Ancient Rome View on a map

Oratorio dei Filippini Housed in a Baroque masterwork by Borromini, this religious residence... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Navona and Campo View on a map

Orti Farnesiani Alessandro Farnese, a nephew of Pope Paul III, commissioned the... Be the first to write a review	Gardens / Arboretums	Ancient Rome View on a map

Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne A curving, columned portico identifies this otherwise inconspicuous... Be the first to write a review	Castles / Palaces	Navona and Campo View on a map

Palazzo Mattei di Giove Astonishingly Roman and opulently Baroque, the arcaded, multistory... Be the first to write a review	Castles / Palaces	Trastevere and the Ghetto View on a map

Palazzo Senatorio During the Middle Ages this city hall looked like the medieval... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	Ancient Rome View on a map

Palazzo Venezia Centerpiece of Palazzo Venezia, this palace was originally built... Be the first to write a review	Castles / Palaces	Corso and Spagna View on a map

Piazza Venezia The geographic heart of Rome, this is the spot from which all... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Corso and Spagna View on a map

Ponte Sant'Angelo One of the most beautiful of central Rome's 20 or so bridges... Be the first to write a review	Bridges / Tunnels	Vatican View on a map

Porta del Popolo The medieval gate in the Aurelian walls was replaced in 1561... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo View on a map

Porta Pinciana Framed by two squat, circular towers, the gate was constructed... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo View on a map

San Crisogono Eagles and dragons, symbols of the Borghese family, crown the... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Trastevere and the Ghetto View on a map

San Giovanni dei Fiorentini Imbued with the supreme grace of the Florentine Renaissance... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Navona and Campo View on a map

San Gregorio Magno Set amid the greenery of the Celian Hill, this church wears its... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Esquilino and Celio View on a map

San Saba A medieval church with an almost rustic interior and Cosmatesque... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Aventino View on a map

Sant'Agostino Caravaggio's celebrated Madonna of the Pilgrims—which scandalized... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Navona and Campo

Santa Francesca Romana This church, a 10th-century edifice with a Renaissance facade... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Santa Maria Antiqua The earliest Christian site in the Forum was originally part... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Santa Maria degli Angeli The curving brick facade on the northeast side of Piazza della... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Repubblica and Quirinale View on a map

Santa Maria dei Miracoli A twin to Santa Maria in Montesanto, this church was built in... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo View on a map

Santa Maria in Montesanto One of the two bookend churches on the eastern side of Piazza... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo View on a map

Santa Maria in Vallicella This church, also known as Chiesa Nuova (New Church), was built... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Navona and Campo View on a map

Scuderie del Quirinale Directly opposite the main entrance of the Palazzo del Quirinale... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Repubblica and Quirinale

Stadio Palatino Domitian created this vast open space immediately adjoining his... Be the first to write a review	Archaeological Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Tempio di Antonino e Faustina Erected by the Senate in honor of Faustina, deified wife of emperor... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Tempio di Cesare Built by Augustus, Caesar's successor, the temple stands over... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Tempio di Venere e Roma The now-truncated columns of this temple (once Rome's largest)... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Tempio di Vespasiano All that remains of Vespasian's temple are three graceful Corinthian... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Ancient Rome View on a map

Trinità dei Monti Standing high above the Spanish Steps, this church is beautiful... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Corso and Spagna View on a map
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