Villa Albani, Rome
A magnificent patrician house with beautiful gardens.
A magnificent patrician house with beautiful gardens. It was built by order of Cardinal Alessando Albani in 1743-1763 in order to accomodate his collection of art. The collection was taken care of by the Winkelmann, adviser and friend of the cardinal. In Rome, Winkelmann wrote his 'Geschichte der Kunst des Altertumns (HIstory of the Art of Antiquity)', which made him the founder of classical archaeology. The painted ceiling of the great hall depicting Mount Parnassus is by the German painter Anton Raphael Mengs who was considered as the greatest painter in Rome in the 18th century.
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Villa Albani and Nearby Sights on Map
Quartiere Coppede
With its strange Liberty- style buildings with influence from the Art Nouveau of the 1920s this small bunch of blocks is one of the most interesting, and less known, landmarks of the city
Aurelian Walls
Remains of city walls built between 271 and 275 enclosing all seven hills of Rome, Campus Martius and the Trastevere district
Borghese Museum and Gallery
A lovely display in a beautiful villa setting, which concentrates on the quality rather than the size of its collection
Villa Torlonia
The Villa Torlonia is a magnificent neo-Classical patrician house with landscaped English Picturesque gardens dating back to 1806
Fontanella del Facchino
Like Pasquno, the faccchino is one thespeaking figures which are peculiar to Rome
Rose Garden (Rome)
A relaxing place to sit and recover from the exertions of sightseeing
National Museum of Musical Instruments
Next door to Santa Croce
Museo Nazionale Romano
Palazzo Altemps
Simple and elegant lines make up this building, whose construction began in 1480 for Count Girolamo Riario, nephew of Papa Sisto IV and was taken up by architect Martino Longhi for the new owner, Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps
Baths of Diocletian
On the site of the Roman baths, this museum houses an enormous collection of statues