Saint Peter's basilica Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican is one of the biggest building in the world. Built among...
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ST. PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS
Saint Paul Saint Paul is one of the four main Churches of Rome and Vatican territory. Built by Constantine in...
SAINT JOHN LATERAN
Saint John Lateran Saint John in Lateran is the Cathedral and one of the four main Churches of Rome. Built by...
SAINT MARY MAJOR
Saint Mary Major Saint mary Major is one of the four main Churches of Rome and is territory of the Holy See....
CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS
Capitoline Museums On top of the famous Capitoline Hill are contained in three palazzi surrounding a central...
BORGHESE GALLERY
Borghese Gallery Built to be the summer residence of the omonimous family in the seventeenth century, was...
PAMPHILJI GALLERY
Pamphilji Gallery The Palazzo has grown over the centuries; it is likely the largest in Rome still in private...
BARBERINI PALACE
Barberini Palace Purchased in 1625 by Maffeo Barberini, who had come to the papal throne as Urban VIII, the...
SANTA MARIA IN ARACOELI
Santa Maria in Ara Coeli Built over an Augustan Ara primogeniti Dei, in the place where the Tiburtine Sibyl...
CHURCH OF THE GESÙ
Church of the Gesù Is the mother church of the Jesuits and served as model for innumerable Jesuit churches all...
SAINT PRAXEDES
Saint Praxedes Built on top of the remains of a 5th century structure and was designed to house the bones of...
SAN LUIGI DE’ FRANCESI
San Luigi de' francesi Built by Domenico Fontana in 1518, is the national French church of Rome and actually...
SANTA MARIA IN TRASTEVERE
Santa Maria in Trastevere Basilica of Our Lady’s in Trastevere is a titular minor basilica, one of the oldest churches...
SAINT PETER IN CHAINS
Saint Peter in Chains Also known as the Basilica Eudoxiana, it was first built in 432-440 to house the relics...
SAINT CECILIA
Saint Cecilia Founded probably in the 3rd century, by Pope Urban I, and devoted to the Roman martyr Cecilia....
SAN CLEMENTE
San Clemente This basilica offers a unic exemple of historical continuity through its four different levels,...
SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO
Santa Maria del Popolo Erected in the 12C by pope Pasquale II on the sepulcre of the Domities were Nero was...
VILLA FARNESINA
Villa Farnesina The villa was built for Agostino Chigi, a rich Sienese banker and the treasurer of Pope Julius...
SPADA PALACE
Spada Palace The Palazzo Spada is a palace in Rome that houses a grand art collection, the Galleria Spada. The...
SAINT ANGEL’S CASTLE
Saint Angel's Castle The Mausoleum of Hadrian is a towering cylindrical building, commissioned by the Roman...
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Gallery of Modern Art With its neoclassical and Romantic paintings and sculptures, it marks a dramatic change...
VILLA GIULIA
Villa Giulia Pope Julius III in 1550 assigned the initial design of the building to Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola...
COLONNA GALLERY
Colonna Gallery The first documentary mention notes that the property hosted Cardinal Giovanni and Giacomo...
SAINT DOMITILLA
Saint Domitilla Spread over 15 kilometers of underground caves are the best preserved and one of the most...
SAINT PRISCILLA
Saint Priscilla The development of the catacomb dates from the second through the fifth centuries A.D. with...
SAINT SEBASTIAN
Saint Sebastian One of the smallest Christian cemeteries, this has always been one of the most accessible...
SAINT CALLIXTUS
Saint Callixtus Sited along the Appian way, these catacombs were built around the end of the 2nd century, with...
SAINT AGNES
Saint Agnes The birth and the development of this cemetery are linked with the martyrdom of the young Agnes...
MICHELANGELO
Michelangelo Born in Caprese ( Florence ) on march 6, 1475 died in Rome on February 18, 1564. Considered...
RAPHAEL
Raphael Raffaello Sanzio (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520, was painter and architect celebrated for...
BERNINI
Bernini Bernini (Naples 7 December 1598 — Rome 28 November 1680) was the a leading figure in the Roman Baroque...
CARAVAGGIO
Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, (29 September 1571–18 July 1610) has left in Rome superb...
BORROMINI
Borromini Francesco Borromini, by name of Francesco Castelli (25 September 1599 - 3 August 1667) was a Swiss...
CORSINI PALACE
Corsini Palace The Palazzo Corsini is a prominent late-baroque palace in Rome, erected for the Corsini family...
BRASCHI PALACE
Braschi Palace Palazzo Braschi is a large Neoclassical palace built by the papal nephew duca Luigi Braschi...