Page 70 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Rome

68  ROME AREA B Y AREA

Street by Street: The Capitol
and Piazza Venezia
0 Victor Emmanuel
The Capitol, citadel of ancient Rome, Monument
is a must for every visitor. A broad flight This huge white marble
of steps (the Cordonata) leads up to monument to Italy’s first king
was completed in 1911.
Michelangelo’s spectacular Piazza
del Campidoglio. This is flanked
by the Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo
dei Conservatori, housing the
Capitoline Museums with their
fine collections of sculptures and
paintings. The absence of cars
makes the hill a welcome retreat
from the squeal of brakes below, P I A Z Z A V E N E Z I A
but you should brave the traffic
to visit Palazzo Venezia and VIA DI SAN PIETRO IN CARCERE
its museum. P I A Z Z A V E N E Z I A

w San Marco
The church of the
Venetians in Rome has
a fine 9th-century
apse mosaic.

q Palazzo Venezia
The museum’s finest
exhibits, such as this
13th-century
gilded angel
decorated with
enamel, date from V I A D E L T E AT R O D I M A R C E L L O
the late Middle Ages.

5 Roman Insula
This is a ruined
apartment block
dating from Imperial Rome.
4 Cordonata
6 Aracoeli Staircase Michelangelo’s great
When it was built in 1348, the staircase changed the
staircase became a center for orientation of the Capitol
political debate. toward the west.

7 Santa Maria
in Aracoeli
The treasures hidden
behind the church’s brick
facade include this
Key 15th-century fresco of the
Suggested route Funeral of St. Bernardino
by Pinturicchio.
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