10 interesting facts about Rome, Italy

The modern city of Rome, as a legend, was built on seven hills. A city that is accustomed to outside influences, is known for its architectural treasures. There are a lot more in Rome that we know. Here are some interesting facts to give you an overview of Roman culture, its history and treasures.

1. The birth of the Eternal City, Rome, founded in 753 BC, the Romans every year on April 21. The celebrations include fireworks, shows of the gladiatorstraditional Roman banquets and parades.

2. The Pantheon, built in 27 BC by Marcus Agrippa, the only monument is one of ancient Rome, which remains intact. What is less known is that buries the king of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II, and his successor, Umberto I.

3. A park in Rome called "monster of the park." Not because it is a haunted place, but because it is full of grotesque figures like Hercules kills a child with Amazon and a face ogrewith a mouth so large that people walk by!

4. The Baths of Caracalla, though they were in poor condition so far even in his better days, spread over 27 hectares and was able to handle 1,600 bathers at one time. Built in the 3rd Century, are the survivors of the greatest empire of Rome.

5. Rome is a museum that is dedicated to pasta. Pasta is a museum of its kind in the world and presents a number of pasta machines, in addition to paintings, it isPasta by contemporary artists.

6. St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is the largest church ever built.

7. The Roman Colosseum, a vast amphitheater could seat 50,000 people is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

8. The Cemetery of the Capuchin friars used the bones of 4,000 Capuchin friars, get some full skeletons to create a symbolic works of art in its series of chapels.

9. The Vatican Museum is a huge complex of museummore than 1,000 museums and galleries such as the Tapestry Gallery and the Etruscan and Egyptian museums full of masterpieces by successive popes have collected. E 'of the world's largest museum complex.

10. St. Peter was a structure that was nearly 1000 years, until it approached collapse and was rebuilt in 1500 and 1600 again. There is a vast structure that Maderno shows the work of some of the largest in Italy artists like Raphael, Michelangelo, ed.