Rome

Rome or Rome 

(Italian: Roma) is the capital of Italy and the desert and major city in the country and the most populous with more than 2.7 million people scattered on the 1,285.3 km 2. The city is located in the west central part of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River in Italy's Lazio region.

Spans the history of Rome in two thousand and five hundred. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Romania is one of the places the birth of Western civilization and the Republic of Romania and the Romanian Empire, which was dominant in Western Europe and the lands bordering the Mediterranean for more than 700 years since the strength of the first century BC to the seventh century. Since the first century AD and the Rome headquarters of the papacy, and after the end of Byzantine domination in the eighth century, became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871, Rome is the capital of the Kingdom of Italy became, and then the capital of the Italian Republic in 1946.

After the Middle Ages, the rule of Rome popes such as Alexander VI and Leo X, who transformed the city into one of the main centers of the Italian Renaissance along with Florence. [2] The current St. Peter's Basilica was built and decorated the Sistine Chapel at the hands of Michelangelo. Resided famous artists and architects, such as Bramante and Bernini and Raphael for some time in Rome, and contributed to the renaissance and baroque architecture.

Classified Rome by a search global cities network and globalization in 2010, a cosmopolitan city Beta degree +, [3] as well as being the city 28 in terms of global importance. [4] In 2007, Rome was the city's eleventh most visited in the world, and the third most visited in the European Union and more cities tourist attraction in Italy. [5] and one city of the most successful "," European labels both in terms of reputation or assets. [6] The historic city center is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. [7] The monuments and museums such as the Museum The Vatican and the Colosseum are among the 50 most tourist destination to visit in the world (to receive the Vatican Museums 4.2 million tourists and the Colosseum four million tourists a year). [8] hosted the Rome Summer Olympic Games of 1960 is currently seeking to host the Summer Olympics in 2020. [9] [10]

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Rome is located in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber (Italian: Tevere). Originally the settlement grew on the hills opposite the swamp near the Tiber island, the only natural swamp of the river in this region. Rome of the Kings was built on seven hills: Alffentinah and Alcalah and Alkapetulinih and Alaskillenah and Albalatynah and Alkerinalah and Alvimanalah. Modern Rome also crosses the river is another Anyena which flows into the Tiber north of the historic city center.

Although the city center is not more than 24 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where is located the south western district of Ostia. Central Section rise of Rome between 13 meters above sea level (at the base of the Pantheon) to 139 meters (at Monte Mario) summit. [39] covers the municipality of Rome a total area of ​​1,285 square kilometers, including many green areas.