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    visible remains of the Foro di Cesare (Cae- ahead, and Palazzo dei Conservatori (Map
    sar’s Forum; Map p68). p68) on the right. Together, Palazzo Nuovo
    and Palazzo dei Conservatori house the Cap-
    Mercati di Traiano Museo ¨ itoline Museums, while Palazzo Senatorio is
    dei Fori Imperiali MUSEUM
    home to Rome’s municipal government.
    (Map p68; % 06 06 08; www.mercatiditraiano.it; Via In the centre, the bronze equestrian
    IV Novembre 94; adult/reduced €9.50/7.50; h 9am- statue of Marcus Aurelius (Map p68) is a
    7pm Tue-Sun, last admission 6pm; g Via IV Novem-

    Rome & L a zio S


    copy. The original, which dates from the 2nd
    bre) This striking museum brings to life century AD, is in the Capitoline Museums.
    the Mercati di Traiano (Map p68), emperor
    Trajan’s great 2nd-century market complex, oCapitoline Museums MUSEUM
    while also providing a fascinating introduc- (Musei Capitolini; Map p68; % 06 06 08; www.mu-
    tion to the Imperial Forums with detailed seicapitolini.org; Piazza del Campidoglio 1; adult/
    explanatory panels and a smattering of ar- reduced €9.50/7.50; h 9am-8pm Tue-Sun, last

    R IioG
    chaeological artefacts. admission 7pm; g Piazza Venezia) The world’s

    gmH
    From the main hallway, a lift whisks you oldest national museums, the Capitoline

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    up to the Torre delle Milizie (Militia Tower; Museums occupy two palazzi on Piazza
    Map p68), a 13th-century red-brick tower, del Campidoglio. Their origins date to 1471,
    and the upper levels of the Mercati. These when Pope Sixtus IV donated a number of
    markets, housed in a three-storey semi- bronze statues to the city, forming the nu-
    circular construction, hosted hundreds of cleus of what is now one of Italy’s finest col-
    traders selling everything from oil and veg- lections of classical art.
    etables to flowers, silks and spices. The entrance is in Palazzo dei Conserv-
    atori, where you’ll find the original core
    Piazza del Campidoglio PIAZZA
    of the sculpture collection on the 1st floor
    (Map p68; g Piazza Venezia) Designed by
    and the museum’s picture gallery on the
    Michelangelo in 1538, this elegant piazza
    2nd floor. Before you start on the sculpture
    sits atop the Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill),
    collection proper, take a moment to admire
    one of the seven hills on which Rome was
    the marble body parts littered around the
    founded. In ancient times, it was home to
    courtyard. The mammoth head, hand and
    Rome’s two most important temples: one
    feet all belonged to a 12m-high statue of
    dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus, and one
    Constantine that once stood in the Basilica
    to the goddess Juno Moneta (which housed
    di Massenzio in the Roman Forum.
    Rome’s mint).
    Of the sculpture on the 1st floor, the Etrus-
    You can reach the piazza from the Roman
    can Lupa Capitolina (Capitoline Wolf) is
    Forum, but the most dramatic approach is
    the most famous piece. Standing in the Sala
    via the Cordonata (Map p68), the graceful
    della Lupa, this 5th-century-BC bronze wolf
    staircase that leads up from Piazza d’Ara
    stands over her suckling wards Romulus and
    Coeli. At the top, it is bordered by three
    Remus, who were added to the composition
    palazzi: Palazzo Nuovo (Map p68) to the
    in 1471. Other crowd-pleasers include the
    left, Palazzo Senatorio (Map p68) straight
    Spinario, a delicate 1st-century-BC bronze of

    ROME’S LESSER-KNOWN HITS


    A tour guide since 2005, Silvia Prosperi knows Rome’s great sights inside out. Here she
    advises on some of the city’s lesser-known hits.

    Favourite Sights
    I love too many sights. The Colonna di Traiano (p74) is a masterpiece that is sometimes
    neglected. The archaeological museum at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (p93) is another
    underrated attraction. I also love the atmosphere of the Etruscan museum at Villa Giulia
    (p117) and the view from the terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo (p112).

    Most Underrated Sights


    The Mercati di Traiano (p75) are really interesting, as is Bramante’s Tempietto (p104) on
    the Gianicolo.

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