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Candle Tours Rome - English speaking tours of Rome with
Canadian, American and British tour guides all of whom have
lived in Rome for at least 5 years and have majors in Art
History, the Roman Empire and other related subjects. These
guys have being doing these walks and tours for several years
and they are both informative and funny! If you want an interesting
walk round Rome whether in a group or in a private tour don't
hesitate to contact them! The Roman
Candle Night Tours are particularly popular. If you've
read Dan Brown's novel 'Angels and Demons' then the
night tours will reveal the the Dark side of Rome, as will
the Crypts and Catacombs tours.
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Tours of Rome and Umbria - Walks and Tours of Rome and
guided tours of the Vatican full and half day. Your guide
is Stephen Wheeler, a well versed English speaking guide who
has lived in Rome for 12 years. He can be contacted at the
following email address: stephengeoffreywheeler@hotmail.com
» Dark
Rome - Walks and Tours of Rome with qualified English
speaking guides both British and American. Dark Rome Tours
offer three tours 'Angels and Demons', 'The Dark Heart of
Rome' and 'Crypts and Catacombs'.
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TimeOut - Sightseeing - Sightseeing in Rome with the help
of TimeOut.
» Great
Buildings Online - Architecture of Rome - A great site
for architecture buffs ,with descriptions, pictures, 3Ds and
more on the most important architecture in Rome.
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Vedute di Roma - An excellent indexed album of Rome's
most beautiful places.
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Thais - Information on museums, pictures and descriptions
of scupltures and many other things.
MONUMENTS
ST.
PETER'S and the VATICAN
» Visit
to the Sistine Chapel - Built between 1475 and 1483, in
the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, the Sistine Chapel
is most famous for its ceiling, painted by Michelangelo himself..
» The
Vatican Museum - The largest and richest museum in the
world. they say if you took 30 seconds to look at every artefact
you'd be here for years. (Best get a guide...)
The
PANTHEON
» The
Pantheon 3D - Three dimensional pictures of the Pantheon.
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David Moore - Articles and Research - Overview and a chapter
from his book 'The Pantheon: The Triumph of Roman Concrete'
with annotated bibliography. Photos include details of cracking,
relief arches, construction of the dome and cross-sections.
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Wikipedia's page all about the Pantheon - Get the rundown
on the best preserved Roman temple in the world from the people's
encyclopaedia.
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Vedute di Roma - Pantheon - Free photos of the Pantheon
and Piazza della Rotonda.
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Hotel Sole al Pantheon Rome - The oldest hotel in Rome
is located directly in front of the Pantheon - established
in 1426, you could say this hotel has a bit of experience!
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Hotel Stendhal Rome - Great boutique hotel located only
a few minutes walk from the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps.
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Hotel Colonna Palace - 4 star hotel located directly in
front of the Italian Parliament, only 30 metres from the Pantheon.
COLOSSEUM
» Colosseum
- Rome's most famous attraction, now officially one of the
seven man-made wonders of the world..
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Il Colosseo (Italian) - History, materials and construction,
art history aspects and the use of the building: gladiatorial
combats and venationes (animal slaughters). The material on
construction methods is particularly good while the venationes
page includes reconstructions of the velarium and of the trapdoor
elevator mechanism.
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Hotel Forum Rome - Superb 4 star hotel with a roof top
terrace and views over the Imperial Roman Forum. You can just
see the tip of the Colosseum too!
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Hotel dei Gladiatori - Superb boutique hotel with a roof
top terrace that overlooks the Colosseum. Ludus Magnus, the
former gladiatorial barracks and residence is directly underneath
the hotel.
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Happy Holidays Bed and Breakfast Rome - Charming family
run bed and breakfast located near San Giovanni.
» Arena
House - Vincenzo and Barbara run this family guest house which
is only 50 metres from the Colosseum.
CATACOMBS
» The
Christian Catacombs of Rome - General Outline - This
site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge
of the Christian Catacombs of Rome.
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Wikipedia's Christian Catacombs of Rome - Directly from
Via Appia Antica, an introduction to the corridors of early
Christianity's underground cemeteries, with reflections on
their historical significance. In several languages.
FORUM
» Roman
Imperial Forum - Welcome to the official website of
the Roman Imperial Forum.
CHURCHES
» Chrches
of Rome - A list of Churches with brief descriptions.
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ArchitecTour - Basilica of St. Giovanni in Laterano -
Photo tour of the official Cathedral of Rome, from ArchitecTour.
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Church of Santa Susanna - A neatly presented Virtual Tour
of this 17th-century church (currently the official Catholic
church for Americans in Rome) with a history dating back to
the 3rd century.
OTHER
» ArchitecTour
- Capitoline Hill - Photo tour of the Campidoglio, one
of the seven hills of Rome, from ArchitecTour.
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