Rome (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Language: English
Pages: 448
ISBN: 0756669529
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This book divides central Rome into 16 areas and has further sections for sights on the outskirts of the city; including some day trips as well as some suggested walks. Each of the main areas has its own chapter and contains a selection of sights that convey some of its history and distinctive character. The bird's-eye view maps, photographs, 3-D aerial views of Rome's most interesting districts, the floor plans of all the major sights and the huge selection of hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment venues separate this guide from all of the rest. The Eyewitness Travel Guide helps you to get the most from your stay in Rome.
All DK Eyewitness Travel Guides to cities now include a new durable, oversized pull-out map with useful transportation information, a distance chart, a street and sight index, and practical information for getting around the city.
coup for Catholicism, Christina renounced Protestantism and abdicated her throne. In 1655 she moved to Rome, where she became the center of a lively literary and scientific circle. Francesco Borromini (1599–1667) In the many churches he built in Rome, Borromini made use of revolutionary geometric forms. A marble rose marks the best place to stand to appreciate the illusion of space created by the artist. 1651 Bernini redesigns much of Piazza Navona 1735 Spanish Steps are designed Bernini’s
and in the center of the arch above the main entrance an inscription records the founding of the Banco di Santo Spirito by Pope Paul V Borghese in 1605. Pope Paul was a very shrewd financier, and he encouraged Romans to deposit their money at the bank by offering the vast estates of the Hospital of Santo Spirito (see p246) as security. The system catered only to the rudimentary banking requirements of the population, but business was brisk as people deposited money here, safe in the knowledge
w Palazzo Ricci e Palazzo della Cancelleria g Casa di Lorenzo Manilio h Palazzo Cenci Churches and Temples 5 Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini 7 Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte 9 San Girolamo della Carità 0 Sant’Eligio degli Orefici q Santa Maria in Monserrato i San Carlo ai Catinari p Santa Maria in Campitelli a San Nicola in Carcere l San Giovanni dei Fiorentini 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Fountains o Fontana delle Tartarughe Historic Streets and Piazzas 1
Oppio, a smaller hill to the south of the Esquiline, where you can see the remains of the Baths of Titus, the Baths of Trajan, and Nero’s Domus Aurea. The area’s main interest, however, lies in its churches. Many of these were founded on the sites of private houses where Christians met to worship secretly in the days when their religion was banned. Sights at a Glance Churches 1 San Martino ai Monti 2 San Pietro in Vincoli 3 Santa Pudenziana 4 Santa Maria Maggiore pp174–5 5 Santa Prassede 7 Santa
Sancta Sanctorum Arches and Gates 3 Porta Asinaria 7 Porta Maggiore Ancient Sites 4 Amphiteatrum Castrense 8 Baker’s Tomb 9 Aqueduct of Nero and the Freedmen’s Tombs MA NZO NI V IA GIOV ANN I GIO LITTI A A ON TA N O .F RT V. D BE V IA LE PIAZZA DI P.TA S. GIOVANNI San Giovanni AD AM O AR ER AS S. DI VIA EC A VIA MO I NS BA FO AM A LL' S. LL DE A LI EF FI ST E EL L CA E CE NI DE VIC V L IA LI ERA A NA EL VI D A U DI VI LL O PIAZZA S.