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The Pantheon, built
between AD 118 and 125,
is a marvel of Roman
engineering with its
huge dome hidden
behind the Classical
portico (see p408).

Locator Map

Santa Maria
Maggiore’s richly
decorated interior
blends different
architectural styles, such
as this baldacchino from
the 18th century
(see p417).

NORTHEAST ROME
(See pp410–17)

AROUND
PIAZZA
NAVONA
(See pp400–9)

THE VATICAN AND THE ANCIENT
TRASTEVERE CENTRE
(See pp418–33) (See pp386–99)

San Giovanni in Laterano, the
Cathedral of Rome, incorporates
the elaborate Corsini Chapel
built in the 1730s (see p440).
AVENTINE AND
LATERAN
(See pp434–41)

The Capitoline Museums have
held treasures of the Classical
world since the Renaissance,
including this colossal 4th-
century head of Constantine
(see pp390–91). The Colosseum was constructed in AD 80 by
Emperor Vespasian. His aim was to gain popular ity by
0 metres 750
staging deadly gladiatorial combats and wild animal
0 yards 750 fights for public viewing (see p397).

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