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Castel Sant'Angelo
Buildings
March 15, 2007
Formerly a mausoleum for Roman Emperor Hadrian and then for over a thousand years as a fortress and castle.
Now used as a Museum
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Ancient Roman Colosseum
Rare Architecture
April 12, 2007
More images taken of this major tourist attraction drawing in thousands of tourist each year paying an entry fee to view the arena interior
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St. Peter's Cathedral
Buildings
March 12, 2008
Basilica of Saint Peter
Vatican City
Rome
It is the burial site for St Peter one of the 12 apostles of Jesus
Principle church of The Pope
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Fontana di Trevi
Buildings
July 29, 2007
Fountain built in 1735 by craftsmen supervised by the architect Salvi in the era of Clement XII
Extreme craftsmanship of dedication and application with 1,000's of hours spent sculpting the fine art and details
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Rome Termini station
Buildings
March 23, 2008
29 platforms and over 150 million passengers each year
One of the busiest train stations in Europe
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Vatican Museums
Buildings
March 05, 2007
Vatican Museums biblical history from the center of Catholicism from the religious center of the Catholic faith in the world
5 photos and 0 videos
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Terme di Caracalla
Spectacular Vistas
March 13, 2008
Roman public baths/Thermae built between AD 212 - AD 216 under the reign of Emperor Caracalla
This 13 hectares site is now a very popular tourist attraction
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Rome's Wonderful Architecture
Architecture
March 14, 2008
Just to walk around Rome absorbing and viewing the wonderful architecture is a pleasure
Rotundas
Statues
Monuments
Churches
Palace
et al ...
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Venice Square in Rome
Buildings
March 05, 2007
Venice Square in Rome, Italy known in italian as the Piazza Venezia
Another popular tourist landmark that attracts visitors year round
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Roman Colosseum
Buildings
March 06, 2007
Roman Colosseum
One of the last remaining great works of Roman architecture and design engineering
The amphitheatre was built to hold about 50,000 people
Now today one of Rome's major tourist attractions
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Castle Sant'Angelo
Buildings
March 05, 2007
Formerly in centuries gone by used by Roman Emperor Hadrian as a Mausoleum
Now utilzed as a museum
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo.
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The Vatican Museum
Spectacular Vistas
May 25, 2008
The leading museum for
The Catholic Church worldwide
attracts over 4 million visitors a year
Over 500 years collection of history and facts relating to the catholic religion
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