National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy,
The head of a colossal statue of Constantine in the Capotoline museums. You can't really appreciate how big this is from the photo.
The original bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, erected in 176 AD, on display in the Capitoline Museums.
Tourists pose with a colossal bronze head and hand of Constantine dating from the 4th Century in the Capitoline Museums.
The bronze she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, the traditional founders of Rome.
The Roman Forum is the central area around which the ancient Roman civilization developed.
Me in front of the Roman Forum.
The Neptune fountain in the Capitoline Museums.
The famous Trevi Fountain.
The Trevi Fountain is a huge tourist attraction.
St Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world.
La Pietà€ (1499) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo in St Peter's Basilica.
A late afternoon view of St Peter's Basilica.
The Colosseum in Rome.
The Colosseum was capable of seating 50,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
Me at the Colosseum.
This temple in the Roman Forum was converted to a church, known as San Lorenzo in Miranda, perhaps as early as the 7th Century.
Caesar was the first resident of Rome to be deified and honoured with a temple, where he was cremated.
A view of Rome from Palatine Hill.
The remains of ancient Rome can be found across the modern city.
The Colosseum late in the afternoon.
The Pantheon.
Almost 2000 years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.
Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been used as a tomb.
Bernini's Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, 1651) stands in the centre of Piazza Navona.
Fontana del Moro, designed by Giacomo della Porto and erected in 1575, can be found in Piazza Navona.
The view from the top of the Spanish Steps.
There are many statues and fountains in Rome's Villa Borghese gardens.
