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is one of the most interesting architectural areas in Rome. The
whole complex (square and buildings) was built in the sixteenth
century according to Michelangelo's designs. Placed on the
Capitoline Hill, it suffered during the centuries various
remaking until it assumed the actual shape, according to
Michelangelo's project. Since the ancient times it was a very
important place for the life of the City, being first, a
religious centre, and then, the seat of Roman Senate. Today it
is the Town Hall. You can reach the Capitol by the great flight
of steps built according to Michelangelo's designs. At the top
of the stairs there is a balustrade whith the statues of
Dioscuri raised during the imperial period. You can admire in
the middle of the trapezoidal square Marcus Aurelius's statue,
on its left the "Palazzo Nuovo", seat of Capitoline museum, on
its right the "Palazzo dei Conservatori" and behind the statue
the "Palazzo Senatorio" with its beautiful stairs realized by
Michelangelo, and the fountain with the ancient statue of
sitting Minerva. The Capitoline Tower, erected in the 16th
century, overlooks the "Palazzo Senatorio". Copyright by Wikipedia |
