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Cappella Sistina

Built by Giovanni dei Dolci in 1473 for Pope Sixtus IV, the Chapel is part of the museums of the Vatican.With its rectangular shape, it displays inside the well-known masterpieces of Raffaello and Michelangelo. Raffaello realized a series of tapestries that cover the lower walls,while Michelangelo decorated the wall behind the altar with the fresco of the Last Judgment.

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Castel sant'Angelo

Built around the 123 A.D. as tomb for Emperor Hadrian and his family, Castel Sant’Angelo embodies the destiny and history of Rome. In the time, it was used as a shelter for Popes and as prison. Today it is the seat of the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo whish displays its collection of documents and weapons.

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Villa Borghese

Villa Borghese is a big landscape garden containing buildings, museums and other attractions. Being Rome’s second largest public park, it was developed and built by Flaminio Ponzo and Scipone Borghese who used the park as a party villa as well as to house his art collection. Villa Borghese is not only a breath of fresh air but also gives its visitors a spectacular view of the museums, the bio park, a theatre, a winter ice skating track with skateboarders space to enjoy their visit.

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Palazzo Boncompagni

The Boncompagni Palace also known as Palazzo Margherita, was built between 1886 and 1890 by Gaetano Koch. It consists of three floors and the location and style make it unique. On the ground floor there are 12 windows while on the first and second floor there are 15 windows. In the garden of the palace there are also two buildings dating back to the nineteenth century that belonged to the Boncompagni family. From 1931 to today it is home to the Embassy of the United States of America.

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Palazzo Margherita

Palazzo Margherita was built between 1886 and 1890 by Gaetano Koch for the Prince of Piombino Ludovisi. It was the residence of Queen Margaret until her death in 1926. Only the trees in the villa's garden are left of the original park. The building is the only work existing in Rome by the sixteenth-century sculptor.

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Villa Paolina Bonaparte

The Villa Paolina Bonaparte was built in 1822 by the architect Giovanni Lazzarini. The building was built on the shore of the sea in direct contact with nature. The bedrooms and living rooms are all in front of the beach. Villa Paolina is a wonderful villa surrounded by greenery and that tourists can admire in all its splendor.

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Castello di Lunghezza

The Castle of Length is located in the homonymous town in the municipality of Rome. It dates back to the birth of the Roman Republic and was built on Paleolithic remains. Over the centuries it has undergone numerous transformations and has hosted characters such as Jacopone da Todi, Bonifacio VIII, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Caterina De' Medici, the Strozzi family, and Carlo of England. Its structure is classified as a national monument. It is currently in excellent condition, is home to the Imaginary Park and is open to the public.

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Villa Madama

Villa Madama is a suburban villa on the model of Roman villas. The villa was built after 1517 at the behest of Giulio de Medici. In the courtyard there is a formal garden, an amphitheater and a terrace, with a beautiful view of the Tiber. Nowadays it is used as the representative headquarters of the President of the Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.

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Villa Glori

Villa Glori is a 25-hectare park located in the city of Rome. It has a particularly irregular configuration, with a somewhat wild natural garden. It has been open to the public since 1924. It was dedicated to the fallen of World War I under the name “Park of Remembrance”. In 1997, installations by contemporary artists were included in the park, which constitute a wonderful example of inserting works of art into nature.

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Casa di Amore e Psiche

The Domus of Love and Psyche was built in the second quarter of the fourth century. It got its name from a small statuary group with Love and Psyche found in one of the bedrooms. On the central setting, there is a small garden with a monumental fountain. The whole building is special and is very interesting to visit.

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Palazzo Lateranense

The Lateran Palace is a building complex that includes the Papal Apartment, the government offices of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican Museums, the Vatican Apostolic Library, as well as more than 1. 000 rooms. Since the beginning of the 4th century, it has been the main residence of the popes, for about a thousand years. The Lateran fortified complex created a citadel around the Papal Palace, including the Cathedral and the Baptistery.

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Palazzo Brancaccio

The Brancaccio Palace was built in 1880 in Rome. It is a historic building, beautiful both in the indoor and outdoor rooms with the garden of centuries-old plants and trees. The villa has an original classic style furniture of the time with tapestries, rugs, crystal chandeliers, brocades and lace.

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Villa di Plinio Rovine

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Palazzo dei Penitenzieri

Palazzo dei Penitenzieri is located in Rome. It was built by Cardinal Domenico Della Rovere in 1480. It has a construction of the fifteenth-century model of Palazzo Venezia with the tower on the left, the Guelph cross windows and a courtyard on two levels with a well in the center. Inside there are frescoes from the 500. Today the palace is the seat of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

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Palazzo Torlonia

Palazzo Torlonia began to be built in 1500 by Andrea Bregno. The building was donated by the Cardinal to Henry VIII in 1505 and became the first seat of the British Embassy. The main façade has a Renaissance structure, divided into three orders and consists of two floors of seven windows each. The large eighteenth-century arch portal opens onto a harmonious courtyard with an elegant porch attributed to Raphael, adorned with statues and in the bottom by two large nineteenth-century fountains.

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Villa Sciarra

Villa Sciarra, part of the urban villas of Rome, is a construction built by Urbano II. Since 1549 the villa had several owners and in 1849, it became the property of Prince Maffeo II of Sciarra from whom it also took its current name. In 1896 the Sciarra sold the property to the Company of Credit and Land Construction Industry, which was later passed to an American passionate about gardens, George Wurts. The area of the villa is characterized by a variety of fountains depicting mythological characters and is available to all interested parties.

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Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro Quadrato

The Palazzo della Civiltà in Rome, was built from 1938 to 1940. The building has a square plan and has 54 arches per façade, for this reason, it was also renamed the Square Colosseum. The Palace was declared a building of cultural interest. The 28 statues represent 'human arts and activities'. The Square Colosseum with its special architecture has become the background or quote for many films.

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Palazzo Corsini

Palazzo Corsini is a Roman palace built in the lower part of Villa Corsini. The palace was built in 1736 by Ferdinando Fuga. In 1883, the palace became the first Italian national gallery. Today it is a headquarters with eight rooms built according to the seventeenth-century use. From 1659 Riario Cristina of Sweden lived in the palace. In 1689 the Queen died there. It is a palace rich in history and is available to all culture lovers.

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Villa Farnesina

Villa Farnesina is located in front of Palazzo Corsini, in via della Lungara. It was built from 1506 to 1510 for the banker Agostino Chigi. It is one of the most beautiful villas of the Italian Renaissance. The building has a simple design, which harmonizes with the garden. The most important fresco in the room is the work of Raphael “Galatea”. On the upper floor of the villa, there is a beautiful living room of the Perspectives. Today the villa is open to the public and very well preserved.

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Palazzo Falconieri

Palazzo Falconieri is a 16th-century palace located in Rome. In 1638 Orazio Falconieri commissioned Francesco Borromini to bring it from 8 to 11 spans. There are two large baroque herms with female busts and hawk heads, which are the work of Borromini. On the prospectus overlooking the river is interesting the loggia consisting of three arches dating back to 1646. Of great value are the great staircase and the stuccoes of the ceilings. Today there is the headquarters of the Academy of Hungary, which owns a specialized library with more than 20,000 volumes.

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Palazzo Farnese

Palazzo Farnese was built by Antonio Sangallo, continued by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta in 1514. It is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces in Rome. The palace belonged to one of the best-known families in Renaissance Rome and today it is home to the French Embassy. To visit it, you need to book in time.

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Palazzo di Giustizia

The Palace of Justice in Rome was built by the Perugino architect Guglielmo Calderini, in the years 1889 - 1911. It is one of the major works created after the proclamation of Rome capital. By the Romans it is called Il Palazzaccio. The building is inspired by the late Renaissance and Baroque architecture according to the Umbertine style. On the sides of the entrance are the statues of 6 jureconsults. The upper part of the rear facade is enriched with a bronze coat of arms of Casa Savoia. Inside, the Hall of the Court of Cassation is adorned with several frescoes.

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Palazzo dei Congressi

The Palazzo dei Congressi is located in Rome and is a project by Adalberto Libera. It was built in 1938 and completed in 1954. Its renovation led to the installation of new multimedia technological equipment and was able to host large projections.

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Palazzo Cenci

The palace was erected in the twelfth century, with a particular architecture. On the façade there are two portals framed by rustic ravines, one of which is surmounted by a coat of arms with the head of Medusa. Currently at Palazzo Cenci there are the offices of the XIV Senator Studies Commission and the offices of the Administration.

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Palazzo Spada

Palazzo Spada is a building in which both the Galleria Spada and the Council of State are located. The palace was built in 1540 for the honor of Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro. The peculiarity of the building is the fact that due to the precise mathematics and engineering used in the construction phase it creates the optical illusion of being longer than it actually is, characteristic typical of the Italian Baroque. Inside the rooms you can watch paintings, antique sculptures, antique furnishings and furniture.

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Palazzo Vidoni

Palazzo Vidoni Caffarelli is located in Rome and was built between 1515 and 1536 at the behest of Bernardino Caffarelli. It represents one of the oldest Renaissance palaces in the area. The façade had seven arches with the ground floor and a rusticated base with horizontal bands in dark tuff. The palace supports important sixteenth-century frescoes, depicting moments from the life of the emperor. Inside the building there are some Roman statues and a fountain from the classical period.

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Palazzo della Cancelleria

The Palazzo della Cancelleria is located in Rome in Piazza della Cancelleria. The palace was built for Cardinal Riario and is an example of Renaissance architecture in Rome. In 1517 it became the seat of the Apostolic Chancellery. In the building there is a fresco that Giorgio Vasari made in just 100 days. In the 17th century, a small private theater was built by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and, then, was transformed into the center of Rome's musical life.

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Palazzo Massimo

It is a neo-Renaissance style building and houses one of the most important collections of classical art in the world. On the ground floor there are beautiful Greek finds found in Rome. On the first floor there are famous masterpieces of the ancient statuary and magnificent sarcophagi, with a battle scene carved in high relief. On the second floor, there are frescoed walls and mosaics that present the home decoration of prestigious Roman residences.

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Palazzo Braschi

Palazzo Braschi was built in 1792 on the foundations of what was before Palazzo Orsini. The architect Cosimo Morelli was commissioned by Pope Pius VI to design this palace that was supposed to be a gift to his nephew, Luigi Braschi Onesti. Since 1952, the palace has been home to the Museum of Rome and you can visit the two floors available for visits but unfortunately, renovations and restorations are still underway.

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Palazzo Maccarani

Palazzo Maccarani was built by Giulio Romano between 1519-1524 and belonged to the Maccarani family. In the facade there is a rusticated portal and on the right six architraved windows. The third floor was built in the nineteenth century and has windows with a simpler style. The courtyard is characterized by a nymphaeum with a fountain with two eighteenth-century busts that in the center depict the Odescalchi coat of arms.

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Palazzo della Sapienza

The Palazzo della Sapienza is a historic Roman building with a rectangular plan, and used for public use. It consists of four bodies, two major and two minors with orientation that include a large courtyard. The first architects to deal with the construction were the Florentines Andrea and Santo.

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Palazzo Madama

It is the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic and takes its name from Margherita of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V, who married Alessandro dei Medici. After the death of all the members of dei Medici, Pope Benedict XIV made it the seat of papal Government. Rooms of great interest to visit are: Sala Maccari, Sala Italia, Sala del Risorgimento, Sala dello Struzzo, Sala Cavour.

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Palazzo Altemps

In Palazzo Altemps there are important collections of antiquity and collections of Egyptian works that are testimonies of Egyptian cults in Rome. Inside we can admire Greek and Roman sculptures from the 16th and 17th centuries. The visit of the Palace takes place on two floors arranged around a beautiful courtyard decorated with a monumental fountain. The structure is the best example of urban architecture realized in the Renaissance.

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Palazzo Primoli

Palazzo Primoli was owned by the Gottifredi family until the end of the 18th century, then passed to the Filonardi. The Palace is home to the Primoli Foundation, created and designed by Giuseppe Primoli. Inside we find the Primoli Library, which collects about 30,000 volumes.

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Palazzo Senatorio

Palazzo Senatorio is located in Rome, between the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo. The palace was built above the ruins of the ancient Tabularium. This building was the only one left from the Republican Age. Above the building stands the bell tower rebuilt by Martino Longhi the Elder. In a classroom in the building, frescoes were discovered, for a long time remained hidden. The rooms inside the building are also of great interest. The building is open today to the public.

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Palazzo Mattei di Giove

Palazzo Mattei di Jupiter was built by Carlo Maderno in 1598. The building was designed for the Marquis of Jupiter Asdrubale Mattei, married to Costanza Gonzaga. It is built on three floors, has facades of late sixteenth-century shapes. The two courtyards and the staircase of the palace are adorned with sculptures, reliefs and ancient vases. The rooms of the palace have painted vaults dating back to the early seventeenth century. The building also houses the State Disco, the Historical Institute for the Modern and Contemporary Age, the Library of Modern and Contemporary History.

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Palazzo Venezia

Palazzo Venezia was built between 1455 and 1467 in Rome. The building represents the Renaissance model of the architect Leon Battisti Alberti. In addition, in the building there are rich collections derived from the former Kircherian Museum and Castel Sant'Angelo. The artistic material is composed of works from the Middle Ages and Renaissance such as porcelain, silver, bronzes, sacred furnishings, paintings, ivories, weapons and crystals. The museum collects both Italian and foreign productions.

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Palazzo Bonaparte

The Bonaparte Palace was built by the architect Giovanni Antonio De Rossi. It is located in Piazza Venezia. The Palace has elegant architecture, with three floors and gable windows. It is characterised by a balcony on the first floor called Mignani with the writing “Bonaparte” above. The rooms were decorated by Rinunccini with frescoes and eighteenth-century stuccoes.

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Palazzo Doria Pamphilj

The Doria Pamphilj Palace holds most of the masterpieces of the private collection of the homonymous family, a collection unique in the world. In the gallery you will find the works of the greatest masters, such as Caravaggio, Titian and Raphael, and also the works of the many Flemish masters of the Baroque era.

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Palazzo Salviati

The palace was built in the mid-sixteenth century by Giulio Romano for Filippo Adimari. In 1849 it became a barracks of French troops and in 1870 it became the property of the Italian State, becoming the first seat of the Military Court. Inside the palace there are important sixteenth-century frescoes that tell the stories of the apostles. In the library, instead you can find admirable frescoes by Annibale Brugnoli, with episodes of the wars held at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Collegio Romano

The Roman College was built from 1582 to 1584 at the behest of Gregory XIII Boncompagni. It was also the scene of the debates between Galileo and Segneri. It was the seat of the Kircherian Museum, of which also today it supports part of the collection. To date, the eastern wing of the building welcomes the headquarters of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, instead, the second wing that overlooks the homonymous square houses the High School Ennio Quirino Classico Visconti.

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Palazzo Sciarra

Palazzo Sciarra is a wonderful building located in Rome. It was built at the behest of the Sciarra family. The palace is characterized by an arch adorned with two fluted columns and a capital, which were considered one of the 'Four Wonders of Rome'. Today Palazzo Sciarra is a destination for tourists, visitors and art experts from all over the world.

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Palazzo Capranica

The palace was erected in 1451 in memory of Cardinal Domenico. Architecture is one of the Romanesque architectural examples of the early Renaissance. It is very similar to Palazzo Venezia with Guelfa cross windows and also retains some Gothic windows. For a long time the palace was transformed into a cinema, bearing the same name.

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Palazzo di Montecitorio

Palazzo Montecitorio is a building in Rome, where the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic is located. The building, both in the structure and in the decorations, adapts to the pre-existing urban planning. The facade of the building consists of a polygonal of five scores with the elements of freshly blown stone, from which leaves and broken twigs come out. At Palazzo Montecitorio there are more than a thousand paintings and sculptures dated between the 16th and 20th centuries. A large part of these works can be found in the Chamber of Deputies.

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Montecitorio

Palazzo Montecitorio is the building where the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic is located. The construction of the building was commissioned to Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Innocent X in 1953. The idea was to create a residence for the Ludovisi family. After the Unification of Italy, the building houses the Chamber of Deputies and for this reason new classrooms were built.

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Palazzo Chigi

Seat of the Italian government since the 1961, it is located in the heart of Rome along Via del Corso. Conceived by Pietro Aldobrandini, it was purchased by the Chigi family, who named it. In 1922 Benito Mussolini transferred here the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sala dei Mappamondi, the anteroom of Salone del Consiglio, Sala del Consiglio dei Ministri and Studio del Presidente del Consiglio are the most beautiful rooms to visit.

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Villa Celimontana

Villa Celimontana was founded in 1553 by the noble Mattei Family. The villa is a public park in Rome, which contains numerous finds from various eras and origins. Today this villa, now a park, is open to the public who can admire it in all its splendor, along with all the works that are inside it.

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Palazzo Colonna

Palazzo Colonna was built in the fourteenth century. The building has a Roman Baroque style construction. The facade on the square has a portal between two columns dominated by a window with a curved gable and two garlands that descend on the door. The facade of the building on Via Del Teatro di Marcello has seven windows with characteristics equal to the main ones. On the ground floor there is a beautiful portal that dates back to the fifteenth century. A plaque from 1970 recalls that “On 16 December 1870 the Municipality of Rome opened the first female elementary school here”.

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Palazzo della Banca d'italia

The palace was built between 1886 and 1892, by Gaetano Koch. The building occupies an area of about ten thousand square meters. The main facade has a large central body with a cornice. With the grand courtyard and the staircase of honor, this property is considered the most impressive of modern Roman palaces. The building is closed to the public and is visible only from the outside.

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Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi

Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi, built by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, is located in Rome, on the Quirinale hill. The art gallery includes more than 500 paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art by artists, such as Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, Nicolas Poussin, Botticelli, Lorenzo Lotto, Guido Reni and other artists of the Renaissance-Baroque period. The building is located in the place where the remains of the Baths of Constantine were found.

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Palazzo delle Esposizioni

It is the biggest interdisciplinary exhibition area located in the heart of Rome that houses cultural events. It is provided with a 139-seats cinema hall, the Auditorium, the Forum, as well as a café, a restaurant and a bookshop. The palace offers combined services such as art exhibitions, Theatre, books presentations and more events.

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Palazzo del Quirinale

It is the official home of the President of the Republic, located on the top of the Quirinale hill. It was built in the late 1500s as residence for Pope Gregory XIII. Impressive is the Monte Cavallo Fountain and its statues of Castor and Pollux, Roman copies of the Greek originals.

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Palazzo Carpegna

It was built between 1949 and 1954. It has neoclassical architecture with an elegant style. The facade of Palazzo Carpegna was made of rusticated Renaissance with molded frames and from Roman brick wall textures. Palazzo Carpegna has hosted historical and contemporary figures.

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Castello di Giulio II

The Castle of Giulio II is a building symbol of Renaissance military architecture. The perimeter system that characterizes the architectural structure connects the main tower to the other two towers. During the period of the pontificate of Giulio II, the strategic and military value of the structure was partly reduced by the addition of residential environments, in which traces of frescoes can still be found of the time attributable to Baldassarre Peruzzi.

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Castello di Isola Farnese

The Farnese Castle dates back to the 13th century and is located in the city of Rome. It was built by the Orsini family and passed in the 16th century, under the ownership of the Farnese family. Inside it was built the baronial palace, which dates back to the early Middle Ages, and owes its current form to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. It is currently in excellent condition and is open to the public.

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Palazzo Apostolico Vaticano

The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. It is a group of buildings, comprising the Papal Apartments, some of the Catholic Church's government offices, chapels, the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Library. The most famous Room is the Sistine Chapel with its renowned ceiling frescoes painted by Michelangelo.

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Villa Adriana

The villa is a remarkable complex of classical buildings built by emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D. Its blend of architectural elements from Egypt, Greece and Rome makes it a unique heritage. Among the impressive buildings we can find the Maritime Museum and the Hall of the Philosophers. A beautiful spot in the grounds to visit is the Vale of Tempe, the legendary haunt of the goddess Diana.

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Palazzo Montecitorio

Today seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic, it is located between Piazza del Parlamento and Monte Citorio. Cardinal Ludovisi commissioned the building to Gian Lorenzo Bernini but the original plan was completed and modified by Carlo Fontana, to be finally rebuilt during the early 1900s by Ernesto Basile. His Art nouveau influence is visible in the Transatlantico and the debating chamber, both rich of Art nouveau decorations.

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Castello Farnese di Isola Farnese

The Farnese Castle located in Rome, is a castle from the Middle Ages. The present appearance is due to the work of Cardinal Farnese who transformed the ancient medieval fortress into a stately palace. The castle is in excellent condition and is available to all interested parties.

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Palazzo Borghese

Palazzo Borghese was the home of the homonymous family in Rome. Its structure has a particular shape, for this reason it is considered one of the four wonders of Rome. The most interesting part of the palace is the garden that is among the most beautiful in all of Rome and hides among the trees, fountains in honor of the gods Venus, Flora and Diana. Very interesting is the third façade, known as “The Harpsichord Keyboard” which is characterized by two unaligned balconies overlooking the garden.

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Villa Giulia

Villa Giulia was built by Pope Giulio III Ciocchi Del Monte in 1550-1555. It is one of the most refined and representative examples of the architecture of Mannerism in Rome. On the ground floor there is a portal flanked by two niches, inserted in a triple rusticated arch. The rear facade features the large semicircular portico designed by Ammanati. Many statues in the courtyard and in the Nymphaeum were taken to the Vatican. After having had various uses in 1889 it was finally destined to the Museum of Etruscan Art.

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Palazzo Ruspoli

The structure has a severe late-Renaissance and symmetrical system, visible from the windows on three floors. Inside the staircase, designed by Martino Longhi the Younger, leads to the main floor, where the gallery is covered with frescoes of mythological and allegorical scenes by Jacopo Zucchi and is adorned with ancient busts. Palazzo Ruspoli, organizes exhibitions and events of great artistic and cultural importance.

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Casina Valadier

The Casina Valadier is located inside the Pincio. The building was built by the Valadier between 1816 and 1837. It is a Neoclassical column construction without a base. The atmosphere of the neoclassical interior restored its splendor with frescoes and paintings in Pompeian style. It is a very special place to visit and is open to the public.

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Palazzo delle Belle Arti

Palazzo delle Belle Arti was built by the architect Cesare Bazzani in 1911. It was damaged during the World War II conflict and was later restored. It is characterized by a solemn classic façade and a porch on binate columns. Today the institution is configured as an art gallery of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Villa Medici

It is an architectural complex located in the hill of Pincio next to the Trinità dei Monti. In 1576 the building was purchased by dei Medici family and it was the seat of the ambassadors of the Granducato di Toscana. To see its internal façade decorated with many bas reliefs from the Ara Pacis and the gardens.

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Palazzo di Spagna

Palazzo di Spagna was built in 1653 by A.del Grande and F.Borromini. The façade is modest and consists of three balconies. The palace is the residence of the Spanish Embassy. In front of the palace is the figure of the Virgin.

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Palazzo di Propaganda Fide

The Missionary Museum of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, also known as De Propaganda Fide, was founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. The museum was created to present to the public the works, objects and narratives collected of a missionary nature during the numerous activities in the world up to the present day. The palace is considered one of the most interesting examples of Rome's Baroque architecture.