The oldest surviving structure in Rome. Originally built in 32 BC, surviving wars, earthquakes, different rules... Housing Raphael's sarcophogus and the first King of Rome.
gelati and more gelati March 2nd 2011 Another day in Rome!
We started off heading back to St. Peter's Basilica. This time we went up the Capula. We took some stairs spiraling up several stories for 5€ versus the 7€ elevator. Finally we got to what we thought was the top, inside the church looking down the people looking super small. Then we find out there are 320 more steps to take to get to the top! We had to wa ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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