Curiosities in Italy

A total of 5 curiosities is found.

Colosseum

Rome, Italy

The Colosseum is one of the largest remaining ancient structures. It is also the largest amphitheatre. The oval base (measured between the axles) 188 by 156 meters, has a circumference of 527 meters and officially offered to 50.000 people at the...

Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fontein)

Rome, Italy

The Fontana di Trevi or Trevi Fountain is the largest and most famous fountain in Rome Italy The fountain is about 26 meters high and about 22 meters wide. She stands in front of the Palazzo Poli. The fountain was commissioned by Pope Clement...

Pantheon

Rome, Italy

Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the Pantheon was turned into a church in the early 7th Century by Pope Boniface IV. The building's sole source of light is the opening at...

Forum Romanum

Rome, Italy

The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable remains include the well-conserved triumphal arch of Emperor Septimius Severus, with reliefs depicting his victories and the base of...

Sixtijnse Kapel

Rome, Italy

Visiting Rome for the first time, visitors must experience the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican structure with 50 million monthly visitors. The Chapel was built between 1477 and 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV. From 1480 to 1483 the walls were decorated by famous...