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		Villa D'Este - Tivoli The Villa d'Este is the most famous of all the Renaissance and Mannerist residences in Europe. One might well ask why. It is not that much bigger or more luxurious than the Villa Lante, not that much more stunning than Bomarzo. It is perhaps because of the famous guests who resided at the Villa d'Este. In the 19th century, the Cardinal of Hohenzollern allowed his best friend to stay there. This friend was Franz Liszt. Liszt would come to Tivoli regularly, over a period of four years. There, he composed the famous "Jeux d'Eaux à la Villa d'Este". During the 18th century, Hubert Robert and Fragonard accompanied the Abbot of Saint-No ...
		Imperial Forum In 1933 Benito Mussolini, dictator and urban planner, wanted to see the Colosseum from his office in Palazzo Venezia, and impress Hitler during his imminent visit to Rome. So he had this large 850 yard long, 30 yard wide boulevard rammed through the ancient heart of Rome, straddling the Forum of Peace, Imperial Forums and Trajan's Forum. He tore down Renaissance churches, palaces and medieval housing, raising an enormous hue and cry at the time. Going towards Colosseum, half way down on the right side of Via dei Fori Imperiali, shortly after the main entrance to the Roman Forum are the extremely interesting maps of Imperial Rome through the ...
		St.Peter The splendid square and colonnade, Bernini's finest work, form a superb entryway to the greatest church of Christendom, dominated by the magnificent Dome of Michelangelo. The construction of this basilica, plagued by numerous obstacles and problems,was carried out by Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta and Domenico Fontana. The basilica rises over the foundations of a paleochristian Church, which, according to tradition, was built over the tomb of the Martyred Apostle Peter. ...
		Spanish Steps The area was called in the 18th century Roman slang "er ghetto de l'inglesi" (the English ghetto), because it was the preferred area of the English artists and of the tourists of the Grand Tour. It was Pope Sixtus V, the great townplanner, who set the architecture layout. The famous Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) by Francesco De Sanctis (1723-1726) is made by twelve flight of steps of varying width moving upwards towards the Piazza Trinità dei Monti. Before the steps there is a fountain, the ingenious large boat "Barcaccia", spouting water while it sinks. One of the most characteristic squares in the city, the Pi­azza di Sp ...

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