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The magnificent Pantheon building in Rome is a beautifully preserved temple dating back to 117AD. It is a Roman temple that was built by order of the emperor Hadrian in honour of the ancient Roman pagan gods.

In 608 AD the Byzantine emperor Phocas gave it to Pope Boniface who ordered it to be used as a church from then on.

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The name Pantheon comes from two Greek words; ‘pan’ meaning ‘everything’ and ‘teon’ meaning ‘divine’. The architecture of the Pantheon is truly remarkable. Its ingenious design and construction occurred ages ahead of its time. Even the Master painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti said he felt ‘It was the work of angels, not men’.

If you’re visiting Rome on your next Italian vacation this year, make it a priority to gaze upon the interior of the Sistine chapel in Vatican city! This endeared chapel is where the famous papal conclave takes place when cardinals gather to vote for a new pope.

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What makes the Sistine chapel so special is its ornate interior with every inch of wall illustrated with frescoes by famous Italian artists. During the reign of Pope Sixtus IV between 1482 and 1483, a team of highly skilled Renaissance painters were commissioned to fill its interior walls with biblical scenes.

These artists were Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino Pinturicchio and Domenico Ghirlandaio.

The River Tiber in Italy is the third longest river in the country at a length of 406 kilometres! It rises at Mount Fumaiolo in Emilia Romagna in the Apennine Mountains and flows through Umbria and Latium before joining up with the Aniene River and into the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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The River Tiber flows through Rome, the capital city of Italy which was founded on its shores to serve as an aid in survival and transportation.

In the capital city of Rome there is the majestic Castel Sant’ Angelo, also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian. This huge cylindrical fortress is located in Parco Adriano and was built by order of the Roman emperor Hadrian as an elaborate family tomb for him and his descendants to be interred.

In later years it came under the ownership of Vatican City and was used as a residence and hideaway of popes.Stay in beautiful holiday rental in Rome where you can spend a few days exploring all the treasures this city has within its hold.

In 1732 Pope Clement XII awarded the celebrated sculptor Nicola Salvi the commission to create an elaborate fountain in the Trevi district of Rome city. The task was so huge that it had to be completed by another architect called Pietro Bracci.

The Trevi fountain is situated in front of the beautiful Palazzo Poli and the water which supplies it comes from an ancient Roman aqueduct called the ‘Acqua Virgine’.

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