Capitoline Museums

1 Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, 00186

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Capitoline Museums, Rome - Reviews of Capitoline Museums - IgoUgo The Museums are positioned on either side of a square â€“ the Piazza dei Campidogli. We visited the Palazzo Nuovo first which you approach on a gentle ascending ramp designed by Michaelangelo. This wing houses sculptures of all shapes and sizes, but for this viewer it was the enormity of some and th... igougo.com Capitoline Museum (Museo Capitolino) - Rome - Reviews of Capitoline Museum (Museo Capitolino) - TripAdvisor Lots of good art here. (Obviously if you don't like art and sculpture, don't bother). Took me several hours. Labels are in english so no need for the audioguide. There are 2 buildings, one,... rome-hotels.tripadvisor.com Rome: Capitoline Museum (Museo Capitolino) - Traveler Reviews - Amazing - TripAdvisor We visited 15th December 2006 on the evening of our arrival .It's open untill 8pm.Although return visitors this was a first for us.Walk past the Monument Emmanuel Victoire ,off to the left and up the steps to a mini St Pauls Piazza ,and there is a Palazzo Museum on either side (linked underground)of... rome-hotels.tripadvisor.com Capitoline Hill and Capitoline Museum, Rome , who demurely covers herself. This statue, also a Roman copy of a 3rd-century-BC Greek original, was the symbol of feminine beauty and charm down through the centuries. Amore (Cupid) and Psyche are up to their old tricks near the window. There are also busts and statues of emperors and other famous... sacred-destinations.com Capitoline Museums, or Musei Capitolini (museums, Rome, Italy) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia complex of art galleries on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The collection was initially founded in 1471 by Pope Sixtus IV, who donated statuary recovered from ancient ruins. It was augmented by gifts from later popes and, after 1870, by acquisitions from archaeological sites on city property. The Pala... britannica.com Campidoglio/Capitoline Hill- Rome, Italy - VirtualTourist.com The Capitoline Museums are divided into Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo. Reading the history from room to room will enhance your apprciation considerably. The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced to 1471 and the bronze gifts from Pope Sixtus IV. This lends credence to this b... virtualtourist.com