Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome

Pie di Marmo

The marble foot belonged to a temple of the Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris

Pantheon

Originally built in 27 BCE, by Emperor Hadrian, the Pantheon was a temple to all gods of the Roman state, but has served as a Christian church since the 7th century

Sant'Ivo della Sapienza

This little church is hard to find but well worth the extra effort although it is often closed when you get there

Largo di Torre Argentina and Cat Sanctuary

Not, as commonly believed, named after the country but after a tower that used to stand in the area

Temple of Hadrian

The temple of the Emperor Hadrian was consecrated in 145 by Emperor Antoninus Pius

Piazza di Sant'Ignazio

Small and attractive piazza tucked away in a neighborhood near Pantheon

Sant'Ignazio

Not far from the Pantheon

Palazzo della Sapienza

This building housed the University of Rome since the middle of the 15th century until 1935

Montecitorio Obelisk

Piazza Montecitorio

Where you can find the building of the House of Representatives