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Vatican Museums
http://youtu.be/S-cEGJJ9FYk Vatican Museums It started out as just a small collection of sculptures of Pope Clement XIV and Pope Pius VI in the years 1769-1799. They decided to call attention to culture and let the public take part in viewing the collections of art. Their names where dedicated t...
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Vittorio Emmanuel II Monument Rome Vittorio Emmanuel II Monument is a massive building made of white marble situated at the point where Piazza Venezia meets the Capitoline Hill. [gallery ids="4854,4855,4858"] This monument was built to honor Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Ita...
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Capitoline Museums Rome Capitoline Museums is easy walking distance from the Colosseum. It is situated in front of Rome's present-day City Hall, very close to the Roman Forum and the Victor Emmanuel monument. Capitoline Museums is one of the oldest museums in the world. It’s an astonishing p...
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Galleria Borghese Rome Galleria Borghese houses many exquisite items that are set in elegantly decorated rooms in the one-time home of the Borghese family. It consists of twenty rooms across two floors. Between 1613 and 1615, Architect Flaminio Ponzio built the Villa Borghese for the Cardinal Sci...
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Castel Sant Angelo Rome Castel Sant Angelo Angelo was originally built as a mausoleum for Hadrian and his family in about 139 AD. Other Roman emperors were also buried here. Such as Marcus Aurelius, Antoninus Pius, Publius Septimius Geta, Lucius Verus and Faustina the Younger. Castel Sant Ange...
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Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini Palazzo Valentini It's rather complicated to find Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini. However if you go left from where Del Corso meets Piazza Venezia and look for a yellow story building with a door that looks to be a solid brick fortress with a coat of...
Continue reading »Planetarium and Astronomical Museum Rome
Planetarium and Astronomical Museum Rome The Planetarium and Astronomical Museum Rome was established in 1928 and then was closed down in 1980 because unfortunately they needed the building for something else. A new Planetarium in another building was opened in May 2004, in Rome’s Eur district...
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Explora Childrens Museum Rome Explora Childrens Museum Rome is a 2000 square meter huge pavilion situated on two floors, with interactive exhibits and workshops, which allow children to try out facts, reality and the usual everyday things to do, with their very own little hands. The tours at...
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National Roman Museum National Roman Museum is located near the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Baths of Diocletian. The Italian Government transformed the palace into a museum in 1981. National Roman Museumis has four floors of beautiful artwork. There is some impressive sarcophag...
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