This collection gathers places and events that show architecture across its different periods, from ancient buildings to baroque monuments and contemporary works. It is useful for anyone who wants to understand how styles and building techniques changed, or who is looking for themed visits to historic sites.
Places: Architecture (120)
A Weekend in Rome: What to See in Two DaysA weekend in Rome is, in practice, two full days and two half evenings: if you arrive on Friday evening and leave on Sunday evening you have about…- Abbazia di Santa Maria di FalleriThe Abbey of Santa Maria di Falleri is not private and is not open every day: the church belongs to the Municipality of Fabrica di Roma, which open…
- Abbey of San Giovanni in ArgentellaThe Abbey of San Giovanni in Argentella is at Via di San Giovanni in Argentella 94, in Palombara Sabina, and since 2020 it has been run directly by…
- Abbey of ValviscioloValvisciolo Abbey is at Via Badia 14, in the territory of Sermoneta, in the province of Latina, and is inhabited by a community of Cistercian monks…
- Accademia Nazionale di San LucaThe gallery of Accademia Nazionale di San Luca is at Piazza dell'Accademia di San Luca 77, 150 meters from the Trevi Fountain, and is open Tuesday…
- Acqua Paola FountainAcqua Paola Fountain
Via Garibaldi,
Rome
On the slopes of the Janiculum, one of the most beautiful and evocative fountains…
- Ala Brasini – Vittoriano ComplexAla Brasini - Vittoriano Complex - Via di S. Pietro in Carcere, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Altar of the Fatherland (Vittoriano)Altar of the Fatherland (Vittoriano), Piazza Venezia, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Anglican All Saints Church – Chiesa di OgnissantiAnglican All Saints Church - Chiesa di Ognissanti - Via del Babuino, 153, 00187 Roma RM
- Antiquarium of the Celian HillThe Antiquarium of the Celian Hill is closed to the public. The building of the municipal Antiquarium, on the side of the hill that looks onto Via…
- Arch of ConstantineArch of Constantine - Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome RM
- Arch of DolabellaThe Arch of Dolabella is on Via di San Paolo della Croce, on the Caelian, and you look at it from the street: free entry, no ticket, no booking, no…
- Arch of GallienusThe Arch of Gallienus stands on Via di San Vito, on the Esquiline, and is viewed from the street: free, with no ticket, no reservation and no openi…
- Arch of JanusThe Arch of Janus stands in the Foro Boario, the open flat by the Tiber where in antiquity Rome's cattle market stood, a few steps from Santa Maria…
- Arch of Septimius SeverusThe Arch of Septimius Severus closes off the Roman Forum on the Capitoline side, at the northwest corner of the forum square. It was dedicated in A…
- Arch of the ArgentariiThe Arch of the Argentarii stands on Via del Velabro, leaning against the left side of the church of San Giorgio al Velabro, about 100 meters from…
- Arch of TitusThe Arch of Titus closes the Roman Forum on the Colosseum side, at the top of the Velia ascent, at the point where Via Sacra reached its highest el…
- Ariccia (RM)Ariccia is the town of the fraschette, one of our favorite destinations in the Castelli Romani for spending a day or an evening with friends withou…
- Auditorium of MaecenasAuditorium of Maecenas - Largo Leopardi, 2, 00185 Rome RM, Italy
- Aurelian WallsThe Aurelian Walls are the city walls built in Rome between 270 and 275 by Aurelian to defend the Capital from the Alemanni, who had invaded Italy.
- Banditaccia Necropolis – Ancient Caere: Etruscan Necropolis of CerveteriThe “Banditaccia Necropolis” in Cerveteri is the main burial area of the ancient Etruscan city of Caere (400 hectares) and one of the most evocativ…
- Baroque Rome: An Itinerary Through Churches, Piazzas and FountainsRoman Baroque is not a list of monuments. It is a system. Between 1623, when Urban VIII Barberini ascends to the papal throne, and 1667, when Alexa…
- Basilica di San Giorgio in VelabroThe Basilica di San Giorgio in Velabro is at Via del Velabro 19, in the Ripa district, set against the side of the Arco degli Argentari and about 3…
- Basilica di Sant’ApollinareThe Basilica di Sant'Apollinare is at Piazza di Sant'Apollinare 49, at the northern end of Piazza Navona, and is open only Monday through Friday, f…
- Basilica of MaxentiusThe Basilica of Maxentius, more properly that of Constantine, is the last and largest civil basilica in the monumental center of Rome, once located…
- Basilica of NeptuneThe Basilica of Neptune (Latin: basilica Neptuni) is a basilica built in Rome by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in honor of the sea god Neptune, to celeb…
- Basilica of Saints Cosmas and DamianThe Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian faces onto Via dei Fori Imperiali at the level of the Roman Forum, and it is one of the few churches in Ro…
- Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaThe Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola stands on the Tiber Island, in the Ripa district, and is the only monumental church in Rome built in the m…
- Basilica of San SabaThe Basilica of San Saba stands on the Little Aventine, the small hill that splits off from the greater Aventine and slopes down toward the Aurelia…
- Basilica of Sant’EustachioThe Basilica of Sant'Eustachio is less than 100 meters from the Pantheon, in the block between Via della Palombella, Via di Sant'Eustachio and the…
- Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo MarzioThe Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio is one of the first great Renaissance churches built in Rome and, in all likelihood, the one with the…
- Basilica of Sant’Andrea della ValleBasilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 00186 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei MartiriThe Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri occupies the northern flank of Piazza della Repubblica, inside the great enclosure of the Ba…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in CosmedinThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin is at Piazza della Bocca della Verità 18, in the Ripa district, right where the Circus Maximus ends and the…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in Via LataThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata faces Via del Corso, at number 306, wedged between the bulk of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj and the continuous fl…
- Basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al CorsoThe basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso occupies the upper stretch of Via del Corso, at number 437, just before the street opens onto Piazz…
- Benedictine Monastery of Santa ScolasticaSanta Scolastica is one of the 12 monasteries founded at Subiaco by Saint Benedict of Nursia around the year 520. It is the oldest in Italy, follow…
- Bernini in Rome: an itinerary through his worksGian Lorenzo Bernini worked in Rome for almost 60 years, under eight popes, and the result is that today there is no honest way of crossing the cen…
- Borromini in Rome: a route through his architectureFrancesco Borromini built almost only in Rome, in just over 30 years, and left a dozen buildings that are recognizable at a glance even by people w…
- British School at RomeThe British School at Rome is at Via Antonio Gramsci 61, in Valle Giulia. It is not a museum. It is a British research institute with a library, an…
- Campo dei MiracoliCampo dei Miracoli
via Poggio Verde , 455
Rome
- Capitoline CordonataThe 'Capitoline Cordonata' or 'Capitoline Hill cordonata' is the distinctive staircase leading up to Rome's most famous hill, designed by Michelang…
- Caprarola (VT)Caprarola (VT) - Via Filippo Nicolai, 561, 01032 Caprarola VT
- Casa dei Cavalieri di RodiCasa dei Cavalieri di Rodi is one of the most unusual buildings in the center of Rome: a 15th-century palace built over the ruins of the Forum of A…
- Casa dei Mostri - Palazzetto ZuccariCasa dei Mostri - Palazzetto Zuccari - Via Gregoriana, 28, 00187 Roma RM
- Casa dell’ArchitetturaCasa dell'Architettura
Piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47
Rome
Cultural and exhibition institution founded in 2002 with the task of p…
- Casa delle LetteratureCasa delle Letterature
Piazza dell'Orologio, 3
Rome
- Casa Museo Boncompagni LudovisiThe Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum is at number 18 on Via Boncompagni, two blocks from Via Vittorio Veneto, and occupies a private villino built betwe…
- Casamari AbbeyCasamari Abbey is at via Maria 25, in the Casamari district of Veroli, in the province of Frosinone. Entry is free, visiting hours are 9-12 and 15-…
- Casina delle Civette – Villa Torlonia MuseumsThe Casina delle Civette at Villa Torlonia, home of Prince Giovanni Torlonia jr. until 1938, the year of his death, is the result of a series of tr…
- Casino Nobile – Villa Torlonia MuseumsThe Casino Nobile is the main building of Villa Torlonia, at Via Nomentana 70, 00161 Rome. You enter through the monumental gate on the Nomentana,…
- Castel Mattia – the Castellaccio (FR)Located along Via Casilina, between Colleferro and Anagni, Castel Mattia (Castellaccio) was founded in the mid-13th century by Mattia di Anagni, ne…
- Castelletto Torre AngelaCastelletto Torre Angela
Via di Torrenova , 700
Rome
- Castrense AmphitheaterThe Castrense Amphitheater stands in Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, attached to the basilica and walled into the Aurelian Walls. From outsid…
- Cervelletta ParkIn the park at Tor Cervara stands Casale della Cervelletta, with its medieval tower overlooking the estate of the same name, on the border between…
- Chiostro del BramanteChiostro del Bramante - Arco della Pace, 5, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Christuskirche, Evangelical Lutheran Church of RomeThe Christuskirche is at Via Sicilia 70, in the Ludovisi rione, and is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran Community of Rome, the German-speakin…
- Church of San Carlo alle Quattro FontaneThe Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane stands at the crossing that Romans simply call the Quattro Fontane, where Via del Quirinale becomes Vi…
- Church of San Marcello al CorsoThe Church of San Marcello al Corso faces a small recessed square along via del Corso, in the Trevi rione, halfway between Palazzo Venezia and the…
- Church of San Paolo alla RegolaThe Church of San Paolo alla Regola stands in the heart of the Regola district, the seventh of Rome's 22 rioni, a short walk from the Tiber and hal…
- Church of San Pietro in MontorioChurch of San Pietro in Montorio - Piazza di S. Pietro in Montorio, 2, 00153 Roma RM
- Church of Sant’Eligio degli OreficiThe church of Sant'Eligio degli Orefici was built by the Università degli Orefici e Argentieri, next to the building that is still the seat of the…
- Church of Sant’Ivo alla SapienzaChurch of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza - Corso del Rinascimento, 40, 00186 Roma RM
- Church of Sant’Andrea al QuirinaleThe Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale is on Via del Quirinale, a few steps from Palazzo del Quirinale and Scuderie del Quirinale, in one of the de…
- Church of Santa Francesca RomanaThe Church of Santa Francesca Romana looks onto the Roman Forum from the eastern flank of the archaeological area, a few meters from the Basilica o…
- Church of Santa Maria della ScalaThe Church of Santa Maria della Scala stands in Piazza della Scala, in the heart of Trastevere, a few dozen meters from the Basilica of Santa Maria…
- Church of Santa Maria MaddalenaThe Church of Santa Maria Maddalena faces the small square of the same name in the Colonna district, less than two minutes' walk from the Pantheon,…
- Church of Santa RitaChurch of Santa Rita in Campitelli
Via Montanara, 8
Rome
- Church of Santi Luca e MartinaChiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina
Via della Curia,
Roma
- Church of Santi Quirico e GiulittaThe church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta stands on Via Tor de’ Conti, in the Monti district, in that thin strip of the city that runs between the gre…
- Church of Santo Spirito in SassiaThere are churches in Rome that announce themselves from afar, with domes that pierce the city's skyline and staircases that force you to slow down…
- Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian HillThe Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian Hill is on Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo, on the Celian Hill, a few minutes' walk from the Colosse…
- Church of the GesùThe Church of the Gesù faces a narrow square halfway between Palazzo Venezia and Largo di Torre Argentina, at one of the most crossed and least loo…
- Circo Variano e SessoriumBetween the basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Porta Maggiore, in a sector of Rome that almost no tourist itinerary crosses, hides one of t…
- Cloisters of San Cosimato in RomeThe Cloisters of San Cosimato in Rome are part of the former Convent facing Piazza San Cosimato, a few steps from Viale Trastevere, built next to t…
- ColosseumKeep in mind that visiting the Colosseum + Forums (as well as the Vatican Museums) takes at least three and a half hours. Buy your skip-the-line ti…
- Column of Marcus AureliusThe Column of Marcus Aurelius rises in the middle of Piazza Colonna, in the heart of the Campus Martius, and still stands exactly where it was plan…
- Column of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Column of the Immaculate Conception stands in piazza Mignanelli, the stretch of piazza di Spagna that widens in front of Palazzo di Propaganda…
- CoppedèCoppedè - Piazza Mincio 3, Rome
- CorvialeCorviale is not a museum and has no opening hours: it's an inhabited public housing complex in Municipio XI of Rome, with entrances on Via Ettore F…
- Curia IuliaThe Curia Iulia is the chamber of the Roman Senate, the brick parallelepiped that closes the northern side of the Roman Forum, a few meters from th…
- Danish Academy in RomeThe Danish Academy is at Via Omero 18, in Valle Giulia, and is the Danish institute for science and art in Rome, an independent body under the Dani…
- Dogali ObeliskThe Dogali Obelisk is a monolith of red Aswan granite 6.34 meters tall, inscribed for the pharaoh Ramesses II and raised more than 3,000 years ago…
- Esoteric RomeEsoteric Rome is a formula that has circulated for at least two centuries and that today supports a quantity of pages, videos and guided tours buil…
- Esquiline ObeliskThe Esquiline Obelisk is the red granite monolith planted in the middle of Piazza dell'Esquilino, behind the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, that…
- Esquiline HillThe Esquilino is Rome's Rione XV, the one between Termini station and Porta Maggiore, and what to see here comes down to five things: Piazza Vittor…
- EUR – Esposizione Universale RomaEUR, Esposizione Universale Roma, occupies the southwestern sector of the city, between via Cristoforo Colombo and via Laurentina, in Municipio IX.…
- EUR: What to See in Rome’s Rationalist DistrictEUR is the district of Rome born for a universal exposition that was never held: the one of 1942, awarded to the capital in 1936 and canceled by th…
- Ex Mattatoio di TestaccioEx Mattatoio di Testaccio is the complex of Rome's old municipal slaughterhouse, overlooking the Tiber between Piazza Orazio Giustiniani and the Te…
- Ex Ospedale Carlo ForlaniniEx Ospedale Carlo Forlanini - Piazza Carlo Forlanini, 1, 00151 Rome RM, Italy
- Ex SniaEx Snia
Via Prenestina, 173
Roma
- Flaminian ObeliskThe Flaminian Obelisk is the red granite monolith that rises in the middle of Piazza del Popolo, at the exact point where the three streets of the…
- FlaminioYou see Flaminio on foot and almost all of it is free: streets, squares, bridges and facades are public space, and you only pay to get into the mus…
- FondiFondi can be visited in half a day on foot, and what sets it apart from the other towns of southern Lazio is not the castle: it's the layout. The h…
- Fontana del MascheroneThe Fontana del Mascherone is in via Giulia, at the corner with via del Mascherone, in the Regola district, a few meters from the Farnese arch and…
- Fontana delle NaiadiThe Fontana delle Naiadi is in the middle of Piazza della Repubblica, in the Castro Pretorio rione, in Rome, and you can see it at any hour without…
- Foro ItalicoForo Italico - Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, 00135 Rome RM
- Forte AntenneForte Antenne
Via del Forte Antenne, 12
Roma
- Fossanova AbbeyFossanova Abbey is in a hamlet of Priverno, in the province of Latina, where the Amaseno valley opens onto the eastern edge of the Pontine plain. I…
- Fountain of the Four RiversFountain of the Four Rivers - Piazza Navona Rome
- Fuksas Cloud – New Convention CenterFuksas Cloud - New Convention Center - Viale Asia, 40, 00144 Rome RM
- Galleria Alberto SordiGalleria Alberto Sordi - Via del Corso, 360-351, 00187 Roma RM
- Galleria SciarraGalleria Sciarra - Via Marco Minghetti, 10, 00187 Roma RM
- Galleria SpadaGalleria Spada - Piazza Capo di Ferro, 13, 00186 Rome RM
- GarbatellaYou go to Garbatella to see something that doesn't exist anywhere else in Rome: a piece of the city built all at once starting in 1920 as a garden…
- Gasometro di RomaThe Gasometro of Rome cannot be visited freely: it sits inside the complex of the former San Paolo gasworks, owned by Eni, with the event entrance…
- Gesù e Maria al CorsoThe church of the Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria is at Via del Corso 45, in Rome, in the Campo Marzio district, and it is a rectory entrusted to t…
- Gran Madre di DioGran Madre di Dio is at Via Cassia 1, on the square of Ponte Milvio, 00191 Rome, and it is a parish of the Diocese of Rome. Entry is free, there is…
- Hungarian Academy at Palazzo FalconieriThe Hungarian Academy in Rome is at Via Giulia 1, inside Palazzo Falconieri, and it is a cultural institute of the Hungarian State, not a museum wi…
- Institute for the History of the Italian RisorgimentoThe Institute for the History of the Italian Risorgimento, in the Vittoriano complex, is based in the Central Museum of the Risorgimento which, bes…
- Insula of the Ara CoeliThe Insula of the Ara Coeli is the Roman rental apartment building that can be seen set into the embankment to the left of the staircase of Santa M…
- Japanese Cultural Institute in RomeJapanese Cultural Institute in Rome - Via Antonio Gramsci, 74, 00197 Roma RM
- Labro (RI)Labro is visited freely and on foot: it's a stone village in the province of Rieti, right on the border with Umbria, built on a hill overlooking La…
- Lateran BaptisteryThe Lateran Baptistery is at Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 4, on the left flank of the basilica as you face it, and is open every day from 9:0…
- Lateran ObeliskThe Lateran Obelisk, in the center of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, is the tallest Egyptian obelisk in the world: a monolith of red Aswan granit…
- Lateran PalaceYou can enter the Lateran Palace today only by booking a date and time through the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi circuit: €14 with an audio guide, €18…
- LatinaLatina can be visited freely, on foot, without a ticket: the squares and the buildings of the 1930s are seen from the street, and many are public o…
- Leaning Tower of RomeLeaning Tower of Rome - Salita del Grillo, 37, 00187 Rome RM
- Ludus MagnusThe Ludus Magnus is the largest of the gladiator barracks-schools of ancient Rome, and the only one of which anything visible remains: it stands 20…
- Macuteo ObeliskThe Macuteo Obelisk is the small red granite monolith set in the middle of the fountain in Piazza della Rotonda, right in front of the portico of t…
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