The Fountains of The Eternal City Rome's fountains mark the ends of its aqueducts. The Trevi, Bernini's Tritons, the three in Piazza Navona, and the street taps that still run free. Culture Art Architecture Tourism
The Spanish Steps French money, an Italian architect and a Spanish name. The story of Rome's most famous staircase, the fountain below it, and why sitting is now fined. Tourism Culture Architecture
St. Peter's Basilica The largest church in the world, built over a Roman necropolis. Its dome, its Bernini interiors, the chains that hold it together, and how to visit. Tourism Art Architecture
The Pantheon in Rome, Work of Genius Still the largest unreinforced concrete dome ever built. How the Pantheon was engineered, what was stripped from it, and what it costs to enter now. Tourism Architecture Art
The Roman Forum Two centuries of excavation have uncovered the square where Rome governed itself. What survives, what was quarried away, and how to read the ruins. Tourism Architecture Art
Rome, The Colosseum The Flavian Amphitheatre held fifty thousand people. What survives of its arena, tunnels and tiered seating, and what has changed for visitors. Tourism Architecture