The document provides information on several notable historical sites in Italy. It describes the Vatican Museums as having been founded in the 18th century under two popes and now containing 13 museums across 14 palaces, most notably the Sistine Chapel. It also discusses the Leaning Tower of Pisa, originally built in the 12th century but not completed until the 14th century, and Juliet's House and Romeo's House in Verona, associated with Shakespeare's famous lovers. The document provides brief histories and highlights for each of these and other sites like the Colosseum, Spanish Steps, and Capitoline Museum.

1. Historical sites in Italy

2.  Vatican Museums
 The Trevi Fountain
 Leaning Tower of Pisa
 The Colosseum
 Casa de Giulietta
 Romeo’s House
 Spanish Steps
 Capitoline Museum
 Roseto Comunale
 Attraction Information

3.  The Vatican Museums were
founded under the patronage
of two 18th century popes.
Clement XIV (1769-1774) and
Pius VI (1775-1799)
 They were among the first to
open collections of art to the
general public for viewing.
 As the decades passed, more
popes added collection of
diverse displays by the
Vatican. Today, there are 13
museums in about 14 Vatican
palaces.
 One of the highlights of the
Vatican Museums is the
famous Sistine Chapel.

4. The Sistine Chapel Pio-Clementine Museum
Where Michelangelo’s
magnificent ceiling and The Last
Judgment on the altar wall, can
be viewed
The largest collections of
the Vatican Museum are
those with ancient Roman
and Greek art. Like the
Laocoön above.

5. TheTrevi
Fountain
Legend has it you
will return to Rome
if you throw a coin
over your left
shoulder into the
water, while your
back is to the
fountain.

6.  In Roman time it was the terminal point of the Aqua Virgo
aqueduct commissioned by Augustus.
 The water that flows here has two names: Virgin Waters
and Trevi.
 The Name Virgin waters comes from an ancient legend
about a young Roman girl who showed the source of the
spring to some thirsty soldiers.

7.  The Tower of Pisa was built to
show the rest of the world the
wealth of the city of Pisa.
 The bell tower was built to
complement the rest of the
buildings near it - The
Cathedral, Baptistery, and
Cemetery.

8.  The construction of this
imposing mass was started in
the year 1174 by Bonanno
Pisano. When the tower had
reached its third story the
works ceased because of the
war starting with Florence
and because the structure
started sinking into the
ground.
 The tower remained
unfinished for 90 years.
 It was completed by Giovanni
di Simone, and Tommano
Simone (son of Andreo
Pisano) by half of the 14th
century.
 The top of the Leaning Tower
can be reached by mounting
the 294 steps which rise in the
form of a spiral on the inner
side of the tower walls.

9. TheColosseum
The Colosseum
could accommodate
some 55,000
spectators who could
enter the building
through no less than
80 entrances.

10.  The elliptical building is
immense, measuring 188m by
156m and reaching a height of
more than 48 meter (159 ft).
 Emperors used the
Colosseum to entertain the
public with free games.
 The games were a symbol of
prestige and power. They were
a way for an emperor to
increase his popularity
 The games usually started
with comical acts and displays
of exotic animals and ended
with fights to the death
between animals and
gladiators or between
gladiators.

11.  Don't forget to bring a marker
along with you to Juliet’s
house. Writing your name on
one of the outer walls of the
house and declaring your love
for another promises a love
that is everlasting.
The Graffiti walls of Juliet’s House
located in Verona Italy.

12.  Juliet’s House is a fourteenth century estate, acquired by the city
in 1905, located at No. 27 Via Cappello.
 More famously, Casa de Giulietta contains a bronze statue in the
image of Juliet herself. The statue has evolved into something of
a legend over the years, a rub of Juliet's right breast will bring one
luck in love.
 Writing your name on one of the outer walls of the house says to
bring love ever lasting.

13.  On this construction’s façade
there is this inscription that
recalls the love story between
Romeo and Juliet: “Tut, I have
lost myself; I am not here;
This is not Romeo, he’s some
other where.”
Romeo’s House is located the
Center of Verona not far from
Juliet’s House.

14.  Romeo's house looks like a castle, with its squat tower and the
high defensive wall. This shape dates back to an age in which
Italy was divided by feuding factions.
 Today Romeo's house is a private building and can only be
visited from the outside, but some of its rooms are part of the
contiguous restaurant.
 On ground floor there's a typical Veronese osteria and a local
restaurant, where traditional local cuisine can be tasted;
especially horse and donkey meet dishes.

15.  The elegant staircase consists of
137 steps and over twelve
different flights.
 It has an irregular albeit
symmetric structure.
 The Spanish Steps connects the
Spanish Square to the French
church (Trinità dei Monti)
 The Spanish Steps are the
longest and widest staircase in
Europe.

16. • The collections in the
museum include a large
number of ancient Roman
statues, inscriptions, and
other artifacts; a collection of
medieval and Renaissance
art; and collections of jewels,
coins, and other items.
CapitolineMuseum
Dying Gaul Is a Roman interpretation of a Greek
Statue located in the Capitoline Museum.

17.  The museums are housed in two
palaces and are situated around
a central square .
 The museums displays ancient
Roman history and some of the
city’s best treasures.
 The origins of the museums can
be traced a little further back –
to 1471 – when II Pope Sixtus IV
donated his impressive
collection of ancient bronzes to
the city for public viewing.
The Central Square of the Capitoline
Museum.

18. RosetoComunale
The Roseto was
Rome's Jewish
cemetery for
centuries .
The garden layout
pays tribute to the
site's history, with
paths forming
symbols such as a
candelabra.

19.  The scents and colors create a
memorable experience,
especially when combined
with the backdrop of the
Palatine ruins and the open
space of the Circo Massimo.
 The Garden has an extensive
permanent collection of roses
that occupy the higher slopes
and climb up over walkways,
It also displays competition
entries and new breeds.

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 Italy Travel Guide
 Italy Heaven
 Vatican Museums
 Romeo’s House
 Juliet’s House
 The Leaning Tower
 Attractions of Rome
 Tourist Attractions
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