The Janiculum Quarter
You will find the map of the quarter in the map of Rome.
Apartments in this area: Trastevere
(Piazza Ippolito Nievo): "Belli":
A fine
two bedrooms, sitting/dining room,
kitchen, bathroom apartment, accommodating up to 6 persons.
Rome's view from the Janiculum |
Rome's view from the Janiculum
hill is by far the most impressive. The most striking feature is the forest of domes and
monuments filling the skyline, with the background of the
hills surrounding Rome (of which the most prominent are the Roman Castles or "Castelli
Romani").
You can see: the church of St. Agnese by F. Borromini, the
imposing Palazzo Farnese, the dome of San Carlo al Corso, the facade of the Palazzo Medici
and behind it the Borghese gardens, the dome of the Church of St. Ivo alla
Sapienza by Francesco Borromini, the high dome of Sant'Andrea della Valle (behind it you can see
the disk-like dome of the Pantheon), the dome of the Church Holy
Trinity of the Pilgrims,
the imposing spherical dome of the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari, the
imposing Palazzo Quirinale, the dome of the Church of the Gesu'
or Jesus Church (main church of the Jesuit's church), Trajan's Column
and the Roman Forum, the Torre Spaccata (Broken tower,
a medieval tower which was partly destroyed after an earthquake), the Altar of Fatherland or
King Victor Emmanuel monument
commemorating the reunion on Italy in 1870 , the Church of Ara Coeli
(Altar of the Skies), Capitol Hill (including the Municipality and Palazzo Conservatori),
the basilica of St.
Mary Major (background with two domes and a belfry), and the dome of the Synagogue
(forefront, quadrangular, and silvery).
The Pauline fountain |
Bramante's famous Tempietto (little temple) in the Church of San Pietro in Montorio (in the background) |
Tempietto, interior |
"Rome, or death", is written in the Monument to the patriots who died in the battle of 1848 for the independence of Rome from the Pope and the French. |
Statue of Garibaldi, Italy's national independence hero, overlooking his beloved Capital |
M. Manfredi's Lighthouse, a donation of the Italians of South America, where from you have the most ample view of Rome: it is appr. 100 meters distant from the Statue of Garibaldi. |