The Stone Carver of Trastevere | Ideas for Travelers
The Stone Carver of Trastevere: young Marco Carrocci
Young Marco Carrocci, a stone carver, is a rising star in the bustling workshop of a celebrated sculptor
Tempietto del Bramante - Ideas for Travelers
Tempietto del Bramante: the absolute masterpiece of the Renaissance
Tempietto del Bramante: a beautiful architecture masterpiece, built by the prestigious Bramante architect, is considered the reference model of the Renaissance
Italian Senate seat: Palazzo Madama
Madama Palace: the Renaissance gift to Italian Senate
Madama Palace: the Renaissance gift to Italian Senate was definitively chosen as the seat of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, which later became the Republic.
Farnese palace in Rome, front view
Farnese Palace: one of the wonders of the Renaissance
Farnese palace: the Palazzo known as the "Farnese dice" was considered one of the four wonders of Rome in the Renaissance.
The Fountain of the Four Rivers, Navona Square - Rome
The Fountain of the Four Rivers, 1651
The Fountain of the Four Rivers: on June 14, 1651 the monumental fountain was completed and shown in all its beauty to an ecstatic...
Castel S. Angelo or Hadrian Mausoleum in Rome
The Ransacking of Rome in 1527: once so powerful now shattered
The Ransacking of Rome in 1527 had, in the imagination of the time, the value of a shock: it marked the end of an era, that of the Renaissance.
Acqua Paola monumental fountain "er Fontanone"
Er Fontanone on the Gianicolo hill
"Er Fontanone" on the Gianicolo hill is one of most iconic places in Rome.
villa Aurelia on Gianicolo
Villa Aurelia on Gianicolo
Villa Aurelia on Gianicolo hill has an important role in Rome recent history.
Giulio II Castle at Ostia Antica
Giulio II Castle at Ostia Antica
Giulio II Castle at the "Borghetto" of Ostia Antica: an historical landmark that deserves your attention while traveling in Rome