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Things to Do: Historic sites
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- 5 Nov 2007 "Palais"
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- 11 Oct 2009 "Go if you have not seen this before"
- 4 Sep 2009 "Excellent sight"
- 2 May 2009 "an unforgettable experience"
Literally less than a block away from the Pantheon sits the only Gothic church in all of Rome, the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. It houses Michelango's Christ the Reedemer statue, finished in 1521...
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- 17 Nov 2009 "Don't Miss this Chapel When You Visit The Pantheon!"
- 23 Jan 2009 "Bernini in front will delight, and Gothic splendor"
- 12 Jun 2008 "Surprising inside!"
This first Christian cemetery of Rome houses the remains of 9 popes and saints.
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- 3 Sep 2009 "Cool underground and out of the heat"
- 28 Jun 2009 "unbelievable"
- 3 Sep 2008 "worth a visit"
Located in the center of Piazza Venezia, this grandiose monument, also known as the Altar of Patriotism, was erected between 1885 and 1911 to glorify the first king of Italy.
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- 22 Oct 2009 "Amazing!"
- 25 Aug 2009 "An unmatched view of Rome from the top"
- 19 Aug 2009 "A blight on the landscape of the eternal city"
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- 29 Aug 2008 "memorial site of atrocity hidden"
- 20 Jun 2006 "Moving memorial"
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- 2 Nov 2008 "The real Rapunzel?"
The archaeological center of Rome contains relics of great palaces and other structures from ancient times, including the Palace of Septimus Severus, the house of Augustus, the house of Livia and the Huts of Romulus.
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- 20 Sep 2009 "walk through ruins but very hot"
- 19 Aug 2009 "An essential stop through Roman history"
- 30 Sep 2008 "You have to walk through...."
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- 6 Dec 2008 "Testaccio"
- 21 Oct 2008 "Great local food"
- 9 Feb 2008 "Nightclub district-Cheesy dance music"
The site of the British Embassy in Italy, the Villa Wolkonsky is also known for ruins found there and its Garden.
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- 9 Aug 2007 "Excelente"
Known to be the first church in Christendom, this church belongs to the Vatican and has the privileges of extraterritoriality.
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- 31 Oct 2009 "Not very impressive but a large church"
- 26 May 2006 "Best kept secret in Rome"
- 30 Aug 2008 "バチカンの先輩"
Known as Casina Rosa, this small museum is devoted to the authors' works and memorabilia.
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- 27 Jul 2008 "a must for literary types"
- 5 Nov 2007 "Un luogo fuori dal tempo"
Outside of this church is the famous Bocca Della Verita (Mouth of Truth), rumored to consume the hands of liars.
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- 22 Sep 2009 "nice medieval church"
- 5 Nov 2009 "写真撮影スポット"
- 9 Oct 2009 "歩きました！"
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- 13 May 2009 "Interesting but not for the faint of heart"
- 14 Oct 2008 "Gross and cool"
- 29 Aug 2008 "unique site"
New Rome Free Tour is a different way to visit Rome totally free with licensed guides. Free tour allows everyone to enjoy Rome, no matter your travel budget, because guides work only for their tips. They will do their best to make sure that you've been touched by the secrets and beauty of the capital city. Tours start every day in Spanish Square and will run, in all weather conditions.
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- 4 Nov 2009 "keep going"
Picture more than 300,000 Roman spectators cheering chariot races inside this huge Roman circus, which was built to entertain emperors during the time of Imperial Rome.
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- 6 Jul 2009 "Well..."
- 2 May 2009 "See it- just to say you did"
- 4 Oct 2008 "Massive!"
This Church was constructed between 817 and 824 AD, on the site of an earlier fifth-century building, and features a grand courtyard, garden, twelfth-century bell tower and a gothic tabernacle by Arnolfo di Cambio.
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- 5 Mar 2006 "Lovely Church"
- 25 Jun 2003 "Santa Cecilia"
- 30 Nov 2008 "rara bellezza"
The ruins of Torre Argentina, a tower that was erected on the site where Burckard, papal master of ceremonies, had his house built, is today the home of a large volunteer cat shelter.
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- 23 Jul 2008 "Four Paws Up for the Torre Argentina"
- 27 Apr 2008 "great cat lover break from the usual tourist sites"
- 29 Oct 2006 "my most special memory of Rome"
This 5th-century church features Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses that adorns the incomplete tomb of Pope Julius II.
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- 18 Sep 2009 "not a prime attraction but good to see"
- 24 Dec 2006 "Beautifull in it's simplicity"
- 15 Nov 2006 "Second level site to see"
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