IT Welcome to Rome

1. Welcome to Rome! With this presentation we
are going to describe some of the most
important monuments in Rome, most of which
we are going to visit together.
Enjoy!
Welcome to Rome

2. These are some of the main important
monuments in Rome that we are going to visit
together.

3. The Colosseum
The Colosseum is an amphiteatre in the center of Rome and the largest
amphitheatre in the world. It was built under the Emperor Vespasian in 70 AD.
It is the symbol of ancient and modern Rome.

4. The Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome located near the
Colosseum and erected in 312 AD by Constantine I.

5. The Roman Forum
Near the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine we can admire the
Roman Forum. It is rectangular in shape and it was the center of
Roman public life for centuries.

6. Piazza Venezia
Piazza Venezia is one of most important piazzas in Rome. It is at the foot of the
Capitoline Hill and Next to Trajan's Forum. Four of the most important streets in
Rome start here: Via dei Fori imperiali, Via del Corso, Via del Plebiscito, Via
Nazionale.

7. Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome, situated at the foot of Pincio, in the
centre of the square stands the Egyptian obelisk of Ramesses II, and around it we can
see 3 churches and 2 fountains.

8. Piazza Barberini
Piazza Barberini is a large square in the center of Rome, situated on the Quirinal Hill
and created in the 16th century but many buildings around of it have been rebuilt, at the
center of Piazza is the Triton fountain carved by Bernini. Another fountain carved by
Bernini near Piazza Barberini is the Fountain of the Bees in Via Vittorio Veneto.

9. Fontana del Tritone
The Triton Fountain is a 17th center fountain in Rome built by the Baroque sculptor
Bernini and commissioned by Urban VIII. It is near Palazzo Barberini and located in the
center of Piazza Barberini.

10. Fontana delle Api - Fountain of the Bees
The Fountain of the Bees is (like the Fontana del Tritone) a fountain
located in Piazza Barberini, a sculpture by Bernini completed in April
1644.
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 Pope Urban VIII, built a
fountain in the public ornament
of the City, except that he
made this fountain for the use
of citizens in the year 1644.
On The fountain

11. Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese is large
public garden in center
of Rome, containing
many 17th century
buildings, it is the third
largest public park in
Rome. One of most
important monuments in
the Villa are Casino
Nobile or Villa Borghese
Pinciana.

12. Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese Pinciana, now Galleria Borghese, is one of most
beautiful and important monuments in Villa Borghese.

13. Piazza di Spagna – The Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna is one of the most famous squares in Rome, in the middle of
the square is the famous Fontana della Barcaccia, carved by Pietro Bernini
and his son, the famous Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

14. Piazza di Spagna: La Barcaccia Fountain
It is a famous fountain in Rome, in the middle of Piazza di Spagna,
commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and completed by Pietro Bernini and his
son Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

15. Fontana di Trevi – The Trevi Fountain
Fontana di Trevi was built by Nicola Salvi in 1735, it is the largest fountain in
Rome and one of most important and beautiful fountains in the world. Tradition
says if you throw a coin into the fountain, you’ll return to Rome.

16. The Pantheon
The Pantheon is an amazing building commissioned by Marco Agrippa during
the empire of Augustus, it is one of the best preserved monuments of Ancient
Roman buildings.

17. Church of St. Louis of the French
The church is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, St. Denis
The Areopagite and St. Louis IX (King of France). It is near Piazza Navona
and inside the Church we can see 3 amazing paintings by the famous painter
Caravaggio.

18. Inside this church, Caravaggio painted about the life of St. Matthew
with three paintings: The Inspiration of St. Matthew, The Calling of St.
Matthew, The Martyrdom of St. Matthew.

19. The Calling of Saint Matthew describes the moment when Jesus
Christ inspires Saint Matthew to follow him. The painting was
completed in 1600 for the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, where it
remains today.
The Calling of Saint Matthew

20. This Painting by Caravaggio shows the Martyrdom of St. Matthew. It
was the first of the three paintings to be put in the church, maybe in
July 1600.
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

21. It is one of most difficult paintings for Caravaggio, it is hanging
between the Martyrdom of St. Matthew and The calling of St. Matthew.
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

22. Piazza Navona
It is a city square built in the 1st century AD but only in the 15th century it became an
open public space. It is an example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. In its center
stands the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers, an amazing fountain by Bernini. Piazza
Navona has two additional fountains by Bernini, The Neptune Fountain and the Moor
Fountain.

23. Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi - Fountain of the Four
Rivers
 It is a fountain
standing in the
center of Piazza
Navona, designed
by Bernini for Pope
Innocent X. It is
topped by an
Egyptian obelisk
with the emblem of
a dove with an olive
twig.

24. Fontana del Moro – The Moor Fountain
 The Moor Fountain is
located at the southern
end of Piazza Navona
and it represents a
Moor (an African man)
standing on a shell, with
a dolphin and
surrounded by 4 tritons.
The original fountain
was designed by
Giacomo della Porta in
1575 while in 1653
Bernini added the
statue of the Moor. In
2011 the fountain was
damaged after a vandal
attack.

25. Fontana del Nettuno / Fountain of Neptune
 The Fountain of
Neptune is located at
the north end of
Piazza Navona, the
basin part of the
fountain (without the
sculpture) was
designed by
Giacomo Della
Porta, who also
designed The Moor
Fountain. The
Neptune was added
in the19th century by
Antonio della Bitta.

26. SAN PIETRO / ST. PETER’S
St. Peter’s square is the square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. At the center of the square stands an Egyptian
Obelisk erected in 1586. The square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini almost 100 year later including the massive Tuscan
Colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors. Bernini designed a granite fountain in 1675 in the square.

27. Hadrian’s Villa
Hadrian’s Villa is a large Roman archaeological complex in Tivoli, near Rome. The villa
was constructed at Tibur (modern Tivoli) by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is a building
complex of over 30 constructions, the most important of which include State rooms,
theaters, temples, libraries, spas.

28. Villa d’Este
Villa d’Este is a villa in Tivoli near Rome and near Villa Adriana. It is listed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site with its amazing Renaissance architecture and Renaissance
gardens.

29. We hope you enjoyed our presentation!
Thank you for watching!
This is Rome. The Eternal
City.