Heartbeats: For Rome

When you say Rome you automatic think at the imposing Colosseum.But there is more to this italian city than just one building.Join me to discover the wonders that reside in the mighty Rome.
The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.
Rome's history spans two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was the dominant power in Western Europe and the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea for over seven hundred years
Rome today is one of the most important tourist destinations of the world, due to the incalculable immensity of its archaeological and artistic treasures, as well as for the charm of its unique traditions, the beauty of its panoramic views, and the majesty of its magnificent "villas" (parks).
Among the most significant resources of Rome are the many :
museums


Pantheon

aqueducts

fountains

churches


seven-pilgrim-churches

palaces


San Angel castle

The monuments and ruins of the Roman Forum

The Catacombs

Rome is the 3rd most visited city in Europe, after London and Paris.
Rome contains a vast and impressive collection of art, sculpture, fountains, mosaics, frescos, and paintings, from all different periods.Rome is also widely recognised as a world fashion capital. Although not as important as Milan, Rome is the world's 4th most important center for fashion in the world after Milan, New York and Paris, and beating London.Major luxury fashion houses and jewellery chains are headquartered or were founded in the city. Also, other major labels, have luxury boutiques in Rome, primarily along its prestigious and upscale Via dei Condotti.
Rome is well known for its statues but, in particular, the talking statues of Rome.
There are two main talking statues:
The Pasquino|( represents Menelaus)

Marforio(represents Oceanus)

Yet there are four other noted ones:
il Babuino(is supposed to be Silenus)

Madama Lucrezia(a bust of Isis)

il Facchino(is the only non-Roman statue, created in 1580, and not representing anyone in particular)

Abbot Luigi(unknown Roman magistrate)

Rome is a city famous for its numerous fountains, built in all different styles, from Classical and Medieval, to Baroque and Neoclassical. The city has had fountains for more than two thousand years, and they have provided drinking water and decorated the piazzas of Rome.