CAMPIDOGLIO AND CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

PRESENTATION

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This area of Rome has more connections with the past than perhaps any other! It is one of the seven historical hills on which Rome was founded and developed, and is the hill which held the greatest...

SQUARE

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Now that you're standing in this beautiful trapezoid-shaped square, the first thing that you probably notice is the bronze monument of Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback. A spectacular geometrically...

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS SCULPTURE

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The itinerary of the Capitoline Museums takes you through all three of the palaces in the square, and I suggest setting aside a few hours: remember that ancient sculptures have been collected and...

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS MARCUS AURELIUS

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Now let me tell you about the statue you saw a copy of in the square: it is of Marcus Aurelius, the great emperor-philosopher. This is the only bronze monument of a man on horseback that has come from...

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY

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As I mentioned, we say the "Capitoline Museums" because the complex includes several collections: one of the most valuable and ancient is the Capitoline Art Gallery that was founded in the...