3-Hour Monuments Capitoline Museum Walking Tour
Rome, Italy
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Marvel at the historic monuments of ancient Rome, explore the Capitoline Museum and the Ara Coeli, visit the Capitoline Hill and Vittoriano's Terrace, view the fantastic panorama of Rome and the balcony where Mussolini spoke, and admire the Altare della Patria.
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Marvel at the historic monuments of ancient Rome, explore the Capitoline Museum and the Ara Coeli, visit the Capitoline Hill and Vittoriano's Terrace, view the fantastic panorama of Rome and the balcony where Mussolini spoke, and admire the Altare della Patria.Your 3-hour guided walking tour will take you to the Capitoline Museums, which are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The museums' collection has grown to include a large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions, and other artifacts. The museums are owned and operated by the municipality of Rome. The statue of a mounted rider in the center of the piazza is of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is a copy, the original being housed on-site in the Capitoline museum. Many Roman statues were destroyed on the orders of Christian Church authorities in the Middle Ages; however, this statue was preserved in the erroneous belief that it depicted the Emperor Constantine, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman empire.
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven is a titular basilica in Rome, located on the highest summit of the Campidoglio. It is still the designated church of the city council of Rome, which uses the ancient title of Senatus Populusque Romanus. The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sancta Mariae de Aracoeli is Salvatore De Giorgi. The shrine is known for housing relics belonging to Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, various minor relics from the Holy Sepulchre, the canonically-crowned image of Santa Maria di Aracoeli on the high altar and the Santo Bambino of Aracoeli.
Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal. One side of the Piazza is the site of Italy's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the imposing Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. The piazza, or square, is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan's Forum. The Capitoline Hill between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The existing design of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palazzi was created by Renaissance artist and architect Michelangelo Buonarroti during 1536–1546. In the middle, and not to Michelangelo’s liking, stood the original equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Michelangelo provided an unassuming pedestal for it. The sculpture was held in regard because it was thought to depict Emperor Constantine, the first Christian Emperor. The bronze now in position is a modern copy. The original is in the Palazzo dei Conservatori nearby.
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven is a titular basilica in Rome, located on the highest summit of the Campidoglio. It is still the designated church of the city council of Rome, which uses the ancient title of Senatus Populusque Romanus. The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sancta Mariae de Aracoeli is Salvatore De Giorgi. The shrine is known for housing relics belonging to Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, various minor relics from the Holy Sepulchre, the canonically-crowned image of Santa Maria di Aracoeli on the high altar and the Santo Bambino of Aracoeli.
Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal. One side of the Piazza is the site of Italy's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the imposing Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. The piazza, or square, is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan's Forum. The Capitoline Hill between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The existing design of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palazzi was created by Renaissance artist and architect Michelangelo Buonarroti during 1536–1546. In the middle, and not to Michelangelo’s liking, stood the original equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Michelangelo provided an unassuming pedestal for it. The sculpture was held in regard because it was thought to depict Emperor Constantine, the first Christian Emperor. The bronze now in position is a modern copy. The original is in the Palazzo dei Conservatori nearby.
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