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Colosseum

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Gladiator's entrance to Colosseum

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Interior of Colosseum

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Roman Forum

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Roman Forum

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Roman temple later turned into Christian church

Vatican Square

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St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

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Canopy over alter in St. Peters

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St. Peter's Dome

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Michelangelo's Pieta

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Vatican Museum

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Bronze Hercules in Vatican Museum

Trevi Fountain

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Crowds at Trevi Fountain

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Fresco from a Roman Villa

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Cafe in Trastevere section of Rome

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Ancient sarcophagus adornments in modern wall

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Trastevere neighborhood

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“Stumbling Stone” honoring victims of Nazis

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Roman ruin within Jewish ghetto area

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How to park in Rome

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Public drinking fountain in Rome

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Romulus and Remus statue; the founders of Rome

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Ceiling in the Borghese gallery

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Apollo and Daphne statue by Bernini in Borghese gallery

Busking opera singer

Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

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Detail of sarcophagus with the muses

The Spanish Steps with azaleas

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