神殿最初由马库斯·阿格里帕委托建造,随后由哈德良重建,是对罗马人建筑技巧和创造力致敬。青铜大门守卫着通往神殿的入口,与穹顶和门廊天花板所覆的镀金铜瓦互为呼应。这座神殿在7世纪初被教皇博尼法斯四世改建为一座教堂,也正是因此,万神殿才在后来幸存下来,没有被视为异教建筑而毁灭。该建筑的主要光源是拉丁语“眼睛”,圆顶顶点的圆形孔,边缘镶有建造时使用的原始罗马青铜。许多著名的意大利人被埋葬在万神殿里,包括文艺复兴时期的画家拉斐尔和国王维托里奥·伊曼纽尔一世。
壮观的西斯廷礼拜堂的天花板上有一些世界上最杰出的文艺复兴时期的艺术壁画。这座教堂最初建于1479年,由西库斯托斯四世作为教皇圣庙修建的,为梵蒂冈宫的教皇礼拜堂。红衣主教就是在这里聚集在这里选举新教皇,自建设完成后,这里就一直是宗教集会和其他教皇活动的举办场地。在建造之时,教堂的墙壁上画着桑德罗-波提切利、平图里奇奥和科西莫-罗塞利等艺术家的壁画,而穹顶则被渲染成了简单的纯蓝色,上面画有星星图案。直到1508年,教皇朱利叶斯二世才下令米开朗基罗为西斯廷教堂的穹顶作画,留下流芳万世的杰作。许多人对这个选择有争议,因为当时的米开朗琪罗并不是出名的画家。这导致人们猜测,米开朗基罗的这个使命是由拉斐尔和布拉曼特设计的一个策略,以确保他会失败。知道此事的米开朗基罗并没有被吓倒,他设想并实现了一系列描绘旧约场景的壁画,从创世开始,到诺亚方舟上的诺亚之旅结束。每一件作品都是独一无二的杰作,它们共同构成了无与伦比的艺术景观,每年吸引数百万游客到教皇的住所参观。
Parco della Musica-Cavea礼堂每年举办一系列音乐会,节日,活动和其他表演。它带来了一些着名的表演者,如戴安娜·罗斯,乔·杰克逊和吉姆·霍尔。 “弗拉门戈”,“Luglio Suona Bene”和“PianoSolo”是每年在礼堂举办的三个音乐节。礼堂引入了从芭蕾,歌剧到爵士的音乐品味。为了在罗马最好的表演,请参观礼堂门票仍然可用。
在这里无与伦比的完美环境下,梵蒂冈博物馆向所有游客展示着博物馆的艺术收藏。这里宏伟的拉斐尔房间就是其中的艺术瑰宝。这里每个房间都以著名艺术家的壁画来装饰。最著名的就是雅典学院。在这幅作品中,世界艺术家却呈现出古典艺术的风格(就好像达芬奇表现得像柏拉图)。西斯廷教堂就是博物馆最珍贵的宝藏,还有以米开朗琪罗的最后的审判。米开朗琪罗、佩鲁吉诺、波提且利、基朗达约和
平图里基奥等艺术家都会西斯廷教堂做出了贡献。
在这座建筑物里的收藏品是在1613年特别为Bernini的特别资助者Cardinal Scipione Borghese而收藏的。事实上,这位伟大的雕刻家也在这里展示了他的几件雕刻作品,其中最著名的有阿波罗和达芙妮。每当人们想起博尔盖塞博物馆的时候,他们都会不由自主地想起Canova的Pauline Borghese。在这个雕像当中,她摆出爱神维纳斯的姿势,只穿着一件到中腹部的布帘。在这家博物馆中,其中最主要的六件Caravaggio作品包括水果篮中的小男孩 和Madonna della Serpe。这里也有提香的作品神圣和世俗的爱和拉斐尔的基督被解下十字架。博物馆每天只能接待300名游客,所以请提前预定。
在罗马广场的南面,这个区域现在仍然居住了很多皇家和贵族,包括那些杜米仙帝国的。在这个区域,你可以饱览这座古城的胜景。以前,这座
多莫斯弗拉维亚皇宫紫舟都有大理石做成的墙—杜米仙害怕被人刺杀,所以大理石做成的墙就可以让他看清楚所有走进他的人。这里的庭院仍然保留着以前五彩大理石所做成的小路。如果走进看看,还可以看到很多小洞,是为了搭建小棚屋而用的。这些可能都是公元前九世纪时候的事了。根据罗穆卢斯的传奇,人们一般认为这是罗马最早的棚屋。
La Conventicola degli Ultramoderni is a private club and lounge bar, where the night comes alive with live music and cabaret performances. The talented owners, Madame de Freitas and Sior Mirkaccio present some delightful dance performances, gigs and music parodies which they enact live at the venue which is open till wee hours of the morning. The place has a speakeasy bar, stirring up some fine cocktails and a lounge area. Do check up before you go to the bar, for the entry is restricted. This club is true to its name and is surely meant for bold and ultra-modern patrons.
Proximal to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the Sancta Sanctorum, the old chapel that was the preserve of the early popes is open to the public, and believers can worship the image of the Holy Savior and the Holy Stairs. According to tradition, in 326, the Holy Stairs were shifted from Jerusalem to Rome by the praetorium of Pilate, as required by Empress Saint Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian Roman Emperor. The flight of 28 steps of the Holy Stairs are the ones Jesus actually climbed up and down several times on the day he was sentenced to death in the palace of Pontius Pilate. Hence, the name of Scala Pilati or Scala Sancta. Every Friday of Lent, pilgrims, the faithful and the devoted climb up the Holy Stairs on their knees and relive and venerate the passion of Christ. The Chapel of San Lorenzo in Palatio is called the Sancta Sanctorum in view of the numerous relics of saints housed there.
由罗马第一位皇帝奥古斯都的代理政治家阿格里帕(Agrippa)修建,奥菲斯塔安提卡是一座以考古遗址为名的剧院。虽然它被修造容纳3000,岗位改造它有容量4000观众。除了是一个美妙的历史地标,它也是许多音乐会,节日和文化活动的场所。
The “Scala Sancta” and “Scala Santa,” Latin and Italian, respectively, for “Holy Stairs,” are a flight of 28 white marble steps located in a structure on property of the Holy See located outside Vatican City territory in Rome, Italy. Officially, the structure is titled Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs. Imitation stairs beside the original staircase are only to be climbed on one's knees. The Holy Stairs lead onward to the Church dedicated to Saint Lawrence in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum, or just “Sancta Sanctorum,” Latin for “Holy of Holies,” a chapel that was the personal preserve of the first few Popes. Catholic tradition has it that the Holy Stairs led up to the official residence of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem whereupon Jesus Christ stepped during his Passion. Over the centuries, the Scala Sancta has attracted believers to venerate the Passion of Jesus Christ.
The Museo del Tesoro di San Pietro, or the Vatican Treasury Museum, is one of the most valuable and important collections of sacred art, liturgical objects, and papal treasures in the world. It is located within St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The museum houses a wide range of precious items, including reliquaries, chalices, crosses, sacred vestments, and other objects representing centuries of Christian history and devotion. Among the most famous and revered pieces in the Vatican Treasury Museum are the 6th Century Vatican Crux, Lippo Memmi's Madonna of the Fever, and the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus.
卡斯泰利罗马剧院(Teatro Castelli Romani)在宽敞的礼堂,舞台上摆放着现代化的灯光和音响系统,充满活力。娱乐节目包括现场戏剧,音乐会和文化活动,还有儿童表演课。卡斯泰利罗马歌剧院是一个表演艺术的形式,但也可以容纳企业活动,演讲,讲座和其他私人活动。