Capitoline Hill
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Gismondi's scale model of the Capitoline Hill under Constantine, Museum of Roman Civilization
Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum
Piazza del Campidoglio, on the top of Capitoline Hill, with the façades of Palazzo dei Conservatori (left) and Palazzo Nuovo
Michelangelo's systematizing of the Campidoglio, engraved by Étienne Dupérac, 1569
Capitoline Museums
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The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, facing on the central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo in 1536 and executed over a period of more than 400 years.
The Capitoline Museums in Rome in 2007
Palazzo Senatorio
Palazzo Nuovo
Palazzo Nuovo