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       PIAZZA DELLA ROTONDA

       The Pantheon, one of the great buildings in   parliament and many nearby buildings are
       the history of European architecture, has   government offices. This is also the main
       stood at the heart of Rome for nearly 2,000   financial district of Rome, with banking
       years. The historic area around it has seen   headquarters and the stock exchange. Not
       uninterrupted economic and political   many people live here, but in the evenings,
       activity throughout that time. Palazzo di   Romans stroll in the narrow streets and fill
       Montecitorio, built for Pope Innocent XII as    the lively restaurants and cafés that make
       a papal tribunal in 1694, is now the Italian   this a focus for the city’s social life.

       Sights at a Glance
       Churches and Temples  Fountains             Restaurants
       1 Temple of Hadrian  5 Fontanella del Facchino  see pp311–15
       3 Sant’Ignazio di Loyola  Historic Cafés    1  Al Duello
       9 Gesù pp110–11                             2  Armando al Pantheon
       q Santa Maria sopra Minerva  y Caffè Giolitti    3  Il Bacaro
       e Pantheon pp114–15                         4   Clemente alla Maddalena
       r Sant’Eustachio                            5  Enoteca Capranica
       t La Maddalena                              6  Nest Osteria in Roma
       i Santa Maria in Campo Marzio               7  Maccheroni
       p San Lorenzo in Lucina  VIA DELL’ARANCIO  LEONCINO    8  Osteria del Sostegno
       Historic Streets and Piazzas  R I P E T TA  V. FONTANELLA        D.  Spagna    9  Pantha Rei
                                  BORGHESE
                                          400m
                                                   10  La Rosetta
       2 Piazza di Sant’Ignazio  D I  PIAZZA  VIA  V I A    11  Vitti
                                       PIAZZA
       7 Via della Gatta  BORGHESE  VIA D. LEONE  SAN LORENZO
       Historic Buildings  V I A VIA  D. CLEMENTINO   IN LUCINA          D E L
       4 Palazzo del Collegio    V I A   D .   L U P A    MARZIO
         Romano           V. DI PALLACORDA   VICOLO D. DIVINO AMORE
       6 Palazzo Doria Pamphilj   PIAZZA
       8 Palazzo Altieri   CARDELLI FIRENZE V.  DEI   PREFETTI   PIAZZA D.
                          PIAZZA
       u Palazzo Baldassini         DI  CAMPO  PARLAMENTO
       o Palazzo Borghese   V. D'ASCANIO  VICOLO VALDINA  VIC. D.
                                        V I A   I N   L U C I N A                       C O R S
       a Palazzo di Montecitorio   VIA METASTASIO  VIA   SDRUCCIOLO O
       f Palazzo Capranica   V I A            D E L L A          S C R O FA    V. D. STELLETTA  V. DELLA MISSIONE
       Columns, Obelisks          VIA D. UFFICI  PIAZZA
       and Statues          PIAZZA  D. VICARIO  PIAZZA DI  COLONNA
       0 Pie’ di Marmo      COPPELLE    MONTECITORIO
       w Obelisk of Santa Maria    VIA  COPPELLE  VIA D. MADDALENA
         sopra Minerva                      ANTONINA  Barberini
                                                   750m
       s Obelisk of                            V. D.  GUGLIA   VIA DI PIETRA
                       V. D. P OZZO D. CORNACCHIE   V. D.
                                            P. D. PIETRA
         Montecitorio           COLONNELLE CAPRANICA  V. D. COLONNA V. DEI BERGAMASCHI
                                     PIAZZA
       d Column of                                  MONTECATINI V.
         Marcus Aurelius   VIA GIUSTINIANI  VIA D. PASTINI
                                PIAZZA DELLA  V. DE’ BURRÒ
                                ROTONDA
                                     V.DEL SEMINARIO
                         SALITA D. CRESCENZI  V. D. MINERVA  PIAZZA  V. D. COLLEGIO ROMANO  V I A       D E L
                                            SAN
                       VIA D.DOGANA  VECCH I
                          EUSTACHIO  PIAZZA  MACUTO VIA SANT’IGNAZIO
                          PIAZZA S. V.  D. PALOMBELLA
                                     DELLA
                                    MINERVA         PIAZZA  VIA LATA       C O R S O
                                                   COLLEGIO
                            V. DI  S.
                                                   ROMANO
                                 C HI A RA
                                     V. DI S. CATERINA
                                       DA SIENA
                                        PIAZZA D.  EL CACCO   PIAZZA
                               VIA D. ARCO   VIA D. PIGNA  GRAZIOLI
                               D. CIAMBELLA  VIA   DEI    CESTARI
       See also Street Finder maps      PIGNA V I A   D .   G E S Ù V. S.   S TEFANO D
                          VIA MONTERONE
       4, 5, 12              C O R S O     V I T T O R I O    VIA  DEL  PLEBISCITO
                               VIA  D I   T O R RE  A R GENT I NA
                                            PIAZZA
                             E M A N U E L E    I I
                                             DEL
                                             GESÙ
         0 metres   200                            VIA DEGLI ASTALLI
         0 yards  200                       V I A     D ’ A R A C O E L I
         Fountain outside the Pantheon at dusk    For keys to symbols see back flap
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