Ancient art

Temple of Heracles, Agrigento, Valley of the TemplesTemple of Heracles, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples

Temple of Heracles, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples

The Temple of Heracles (Italian: Tempio di Ercole) is a greek temple in the ancient city of Akragas, located in…

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Main Staircase, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Capitoline Museums

The landings on the main staircase that leads to the upper floors feature large historical reliefs which originally were used…

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Courtyard, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Capitoline Museums

The courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori has always represented, since the first formation of the Capitoline collections of antiquity,…

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Courtyard, Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums

The large central niche in the end wall features a large fountain with the colossal statue of a River god,…

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Boiler Room, Montemartini power plant

This spacious rectangular room, which measures more than 1000 square meters, is dominated by a huge steam boiler fixed to…

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Hall of the Machines, Montemartini power plant

The size of the two diesel engines present in the room, today completely restored, is impressive. The camshaft of each…

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Hall of Columns, Montemartini power plant

This large hall takes its name from the numerous pillars of reinforced cement which once supported the three boilers in…

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Second Floor, Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture

The second floor is dedicated to classical art: Room V presents an impressive gallery of illustrated works, with original sculptures…

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First Floor, Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture

The Egyptian works, ranging from the testimonies of the earliest dynasties to the Ptolemaic age, can be found in Room…

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The Complex, Trajan’s Markets Museum of the Imperial Forums

The external brick Roman complex, popularly known as the Markets of Trajan and today found in the heart of the…

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