Monte Mario
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Monte Mario is the hill that rises in the north-west area of Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, crossed by the Via Trionfale. It occupies part of Balduina, of the territory of Municipio Roma I, of
Prati di Castello and Monte Mario in a watercolor by Ettore Roesler Franz
Radio-television antenna tower at the RAI broadcast and transmission centre in Monte Mario
The park of Monte Mario
Vatican City
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Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, often shortened as the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state in Southern Europe. Ruled by the pope, it is an enclave within the city of Rome, I
Monte Mario
…spots in the city, especially in the place called "Zodiac", which offers a south and west view of the main architectural monuments of the city, of the Vatican City, of the Alban Hills, of the Monti Tiburtini, of the Monti Prenestini and of the highest peaks of western central Apennines. Here, moreover, begins the…
Vatican City
The Vatican obelisk in St. Peter's Square was brought to Rome from Egypt by Caligula.
Musicians of the British Army's 38th (Irish) Brigade playing in front of St. Peter's Basilica in June 1944
A view of St. Peter's Square from the top of Michelangelo's dome