The Mausoleum of Augustus is the tomb of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, built by him in 28 BC following his victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The original height of the structure is 44 metres. The structure is located on the Field of [...]
The Palace of Justice, built between 1888 and 1910 in a prestigious district of Rome, the Prati, is considered one of the grandest flamboyant buildings which followed the proclamation of Rome as the capital city of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in the neo-Baroque style [...]
SANTA MARIA SOPRA MINERVA The Dominican Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva was erected on the site of an ancient Roman temple, the dedication of which had been wrongly attributed to the pagan goddess Minerva. According to recent research, under the church there are ruins of the [...]
THEATRE OF MARCELLUS 🎭 The Theatre of Marcellus in Rome, with a total capacity of 20,000 people, is an ancient stone building erected between 13 and 11 B.C. It is one of the few surviving theatres from ancient Roman times. The horseshoe-shaped building is a precursor of [...]
𝙱𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚘𝚏 𝚂𝚝. 𝙰𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 💫The Basilica of St. Augustine in #rome , built in 1483, is the first church created in the Renaissance period. The famous architect Sebastiano Fiorentino worked on its construction. It is located in the Field of Mars. The patron saint of the basilica [...]
𝔸ℝ𝔸 ℙ𝔸ℂ𝕀𝕊 🕊Ara Pacis is the name of the Altar, built between 13 and 9 BC, which symbolized the era of peace in the Mediterranean after numerous wars, particularly those conducted by the Emperor Octavian Augustus in Spain and Gaul. The Altar of Peace is considered part [...]
ℙ𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕠𝕟 🏛 Pantheon (the Temple of all ancient Roman gods) is the most mysterious symbol of the Eternal City, the exact date of its construction is unknown. Its main feature is a giant concrete dome, made without special reinforcement, 43.3 meters in diameter. It rests exclusively on [...]
FOUNTAIN OF THE FOUR RIVERS ⛲️The fountain of the Four Rivers is the creation of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, who was a brilliant Baroque sculptor. According to his plan, a 16.5m high belisk should had to be surrounded by statues of deities of the largest rivers known at that [...]
EUR, Rome 🌐 The district of Eur is a vast complex of buildings, the construction of which in the southwestern part of Rome was scheduled for the World Exhibition of Fascist Regime Achievements. It was supposed to be held in 1942, but the event was interrupted by [...]
𝚀𝚄𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚁𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙳𝙴’ 🕸Rome is not only about palaces with a thousand-year history, but also relatively new areas with its own special flavor. One of them is the Coppedè district, built in 1926. It consists of 17 villas and 26 mansions, decorated in various styles: Baroque, Classicism, Gothic, [...]
