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With
a history dating back
more than 2700 years,
the city of Rome remains
unprecedented in the
world as a centre of
art, culture, religion
and education. The capital
of Italy, Rome is also
called the Eternal City
for its rich heritage.
Located on the banks
of the Tiber, Rome occupies
an area of 580 square
kilometers and is home
to more than 2 million
people. A meeting point
of tradition and modernity,
Rome is one of the most
popular tourist destinations
around the world. The
city has many historic
buildings, museums,
monuments and other
places of historic interest.
Some of the most famous
historical attractions
of Rome are Colosseum,
the Pantheon, St. Peter’s
Basilica, Capitol, Arch
of Constantine, Piazza
Navona, the Galleria
Borghese etc. million
tourists from around
the world visit Rome
each year to relive
the glorious history
of the city.
Built in 1903, the
Galleria Borghese, Rome
is an art gallery housed
in the former Villa
Borghese Pinciana which
presents a substantial
part of the Borghese
collection of paintings,
sculptures and antiques,
which began by Cardinal
Scipione Borghese, Nephew
of Pope Paul V (reigned
1605-1621). Located
in twenty-two rooms
on two floors, the Galleria
Borghese presents the
works of artists such
as Caravaggio and Bernini,
which were widely collected
by Cardinal Scipione.
The ground floor of
the Galleria Borghese
is mainly devoted to
classical antiquities
of the 1st, 3rd centuries
of our era and classical
and neo-classical sculptures.
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