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 SISTINE CHAPEL
The most famous room in the Vatican Museums is the Sistine Chapel, built by Giovanni de'Dolci in 1475-1481 for Pope Sixtus IV. It is a monumental room measuring 40.9 by 13.4 m (134 by 44 feet) and having a height of 20.7 m (67.9 feet). Six windows ar...
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 SPANISH STEPS
Scalinata di Spagna famous all over the world as the Spanish steps, it was realized in 1723-1726 by the project of F.De Sanctis. The idea to create it was caused by the necessity to make an appropriate access to the French church of Trinita' dei Mont...
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 ST. ANGEL CASTLE
Castel S. Angelo, whose imposing mass still dominates the panorama of Rome, and which is known as the Mole Adriana, was not originally built for defensive purposes but as the funeral monument of the emperors. A new bridge which still exists as Ponte ...
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