the campidoglio, where romulus founded rome more than 27 centuries ago, now site of michelangelo's piazza from about 1650.
the monument to vittorio emanuele, the first king of italy. it is huge and most italians say obnoxious. others call it the typewriter or wedding cake, both of which is definitely looks like. it is a bit hideous, yet more than a few americans think it's the coolest building in rome. tsk-tsk. it's from 1911 and that makes it brand-spanking new here.
emperor trajan's forum and column and a very old library. the column has a bas relief spiralling up to the top (very high) describing some war or something. it's hard to see if you aren't 150 feet tall.
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