South side Rooms on the upper floor, La Rocca Fortress, Medieval village of TurinSouth side Rooms on the upper floor, La Rocca Fortress, Medieval village of Turin

South side Rooms on the upper floor, La Rocca Fortress, Medieval village of Turin

La Rocca are inspired by numerous castles in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. The second floor has the guardian's bedroom…

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North side Rooms on the upper floor, La Rocca Fortress, Medieval village of Turin

The fortress is a copy of several Piedmontese and Valle d'Aosta castles, it consists of four floors: the basement which…

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Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Italian: Tempio di Giove Olimpico) in Agrigento, Sicily was the largest Doric temple ever constructed,…

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Temple of Hera Lacinia, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples

The Temple of Hera Lacinia(Italian: Tempio Hera Lacinia), or Temple of Juno Lacinia (Italian: Tempio di Giunone), otherwise known as…

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Temple of Concordia, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples

The Temple of Concordia (Italian: Tempio della Concordia) is an ancient Greek temple in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of…

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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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Hall of the Triumphs, Conservators’ Apartment, Capitoline Museums

The first of the rooms that look towards the city is called "Sala dei Trionfi" because in 1569 some frescoes…

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Hall of the She-wolf, Conservators’ Apartment, Capitoline Museums

This room, on whose walls are affixed the Fasti consulares (from 483 to 19 BC) and those triumphales (from 753…

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Hall of the Geese, Conservators’ Apartment, Capitoline Museums

The room's pictorial decorations date back to the mid-XVI century, during the papacy of Pope Paul III The frieze consists…

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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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