The Capitol at night
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The Capitol at night
The Capitoline Hill or just the Capitol (Colle del Campidoglio) was one of the Rome’s seven hills. It was a religious centre as well as the seat of the Roman Senate. Nowadays it hosts the Municipality of Rome.
The Capitoline Hill was the political and religious center of the ancient city. Two principal temples were located here – Temples dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus and Juno Moneta. The current arrangement of the square dates back to the 16th century and it was designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. He planned the two of three palaces and the wide stairway with a ceremonial ramp leading to the square on the top of the hill. The geometric drawing on the ground floor was built following the original project. There is an equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (now only its replica) in the middle of the square.
On top of the stairway to the Capitol Piazza there are the statues of Dioscuri, belonging to the imperial age and rediscovered in the 16th century. They show Castor and Pollux who stand next to their horses. In the square there are also the so-called Trophies of Marius and the Milestone columns. Aside the piazza there is the Church of Santa Maria d'Aracoeli, with a steep entrance stairway that creates a contrast to the plain and classical stairway by Michelangelo.
The three palaces delimiting the square are Palace of Conservatori, Palace Nuovo and Palace Senatorio. They host Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) with the collection of archeological remains of ancient Rome. To the most notable exhibits belong the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; remains of gigantic statue of Constantine; mosaics from the Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa) in Tivoli; the statue of Capitoline Venus; the Hall of the Emperors, with more than 70 bust portraits or the renown bronze statue of Lupa Capitolina (Capitoline she-wolf), symbol of the Republic of Rome. Inside the Capitoline Museums there is also a painting gallery with paintings by Tiziano, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Pietro da Cortona.
The Capitoline Hill was the political and religious center of the ancient city. Two principal temples were located here – Temples dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus and Juno Moneta. The current arrangement of the square dates back to the 16th century and it was designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. He planned the two of three palaces and the wide stairway with a ceremonial ramp leading to the square on the top of the hill. The geometric drawing on the ground floor was built following the original project. There is an equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (now only its replica) in the middle of the square.
On top of the stairway to the Capitol Piazza there are the statues of Dioscuri, belonging to the imperial age and rediscovered in the 16th century. They show Castor and Pollux who stand next to their horses. In the square there are also the so-called Trophies of Marius and the Milestone columns. Aside the piazza there is the Church of Santa Maria d'Aracoeli, with a steep entrance stairway that creates a contrast to the plain and classical stairway by Michelangelo.
The three palaces delimiting the square are Palace of Conservatori, Palace Nuovo and Palace Senatorio. They host Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) with the collection of archeological remains of ancient Rome. To the most notable exhibits belong the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius; remains of gigantic statue of Constantine; mosaics from the Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa) in Tivoli; the statue of Capitoline Venus; the Hall of the Emperors, with more than 70 bust portraits or the renown bronze statue of Lupa Capitolina (Capitoline she-wolf), symbol of the Republic of Rome. Inside the Capitoline Museums there is also a painting gallery with paintings by Tiziano, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Pietro da Cortona.
