[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The list of what to see in Rome is immense. Packed with tourist attractions and world famous sites, it can be hard to find all the best places to see in Rome when you’re on a tight schedule. From world renowned and bustling tourist hubs like the Colosseum, to the relatively obscure Villa dei Quintili and far more beyond, Rome simply has so much to see!
So if you’re planning to visit the Eternal City and want to make the most of your trip, then our selection of Rome’s top tourist attractions could be just the thing for you. We’ve put together an expert guide highlighting what to see in Rome, with our top ten places to visit as well as throwing in a few additional sites that didn’t quite make the cut but shouldn’t be ignored if you have the time.
And if that’s not enough, you can also explore our full list of sites in Rome to your heart’s content.
Now the Colosseum, that crops up on every list of sites to see in Rome there ever was. And with good reason. Once the largest amphitheatre of the 
Empire, where gladiators, criminals and lions alike fought for their lives, the Colosseum is an absolute must for any tour of Rome, despite crowds and cheap costumes..
Castel Sant’angelo:
Originally the tomb of the Emperor Hadrian, Castel Sant Angelo looms large over the Tiber making it one of the most striking sites to 
see in Rome. Today, it is home to a museum as well as the remains of the Emperor’s Mausoleum, medieval prison cells and the papal apartments.
The Fountain of the Four Rivers is also known as The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi and is located in the Piazza Navona in Rome. The fountain was an important source of potable water for the locals before the days of indoor plumbing, but even more importantly it was a grandiose monument to the power and glory of the pope and his family. The fountain is built around a slender Egyptian obelisk surmounted by a dove, a symbol both of the church and the Pamphilij (the papal family). The surrounding sculptures represent the four major rivers of the four continents that were recognized at that time.
The Vatican Gardens have been a place of quiet and meditation for the popes since 1279 when Nicholas III (Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, 1277-1280) moved his residence back to the Vatican from the Lateran Palace. Within the new walls, which he had built to protect his residence, he planted an orchar
d (pomerium), a lawn (pratellum) and a garden (viridarium). The event is recorded among other places on a stone plaque which can be viewed in the “Sala dei Capitani” of the “Palazzo dei Conservatori” on Rome’s Capitoline Hill. Created around the hill of Saint Egidio (where the “Palazzetto del Belvedere” is located today) and the courtyards of the Vatican Museums, this was to be the first garden in the Vatican. However, should you visit the Vatican Gardens today you would begin by viewing a totally different area from that first orchard, one located in a more recent addition to what is now Vatican City State. It is there that larger and more recent gardens have been planted, covering together with the original garden about half of the 44 hectares of Vatican City.
It is a building that was created for free hosting the Olympic Games which were held in Rome in 1960 and served for testing indoor sports.
The architect Annibale Vitellozzi and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi designed the building from the standpoint of economy, speed of execution and efficiency.
Materialized work with reinforced concrete and its predilection for the static equilibrium, through the principle of decomposition of forces and the same path through the elements of the structure.
Suggested prefabrication, the apparent advantage of the perfect executive for quality assurance of the clusters and the largest developing economy.
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The bear named Bell and the lion named Willow, were brought to the Zoo after their mother was shot by a hunter.
Thursday was their first day on display and the bears climbed a back wall to an exhibit by getting up on top of a large planter.
Bell was coaxed into a crate by zoo employees with fruit, peanut butter and smelly fish.
Willow went up in a tree and when they tried to get her she ran back into the pin.
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