Piazza del Campidoglio was designed in the 16th Century by the unique artist Michelangelo. The square is situated on top of Capitoline Hill, just behind the monument to Vittorio Emmanuelle II. A long, lazy staircase lead to the square. The center piece is the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. But following the shrewd Italian policy to protect their cultural heritage, this statue is a good copy; the original is preserved and can be admired in the Capitoline Museum, fronting the square. Piazza del Campidoglio is one of the places you can't skip when in Rome.

It was amazing, and to have the only remaining Roman equestrian statue to survive to the present with Marcus Aurelius the emperor and father of Commodus. Around the corner it had a great view of the Roman forum. I would recommend visiting here to see historical monuments.

This is Michelangelo's square atop Capitoline Hill. It was created in the 1550s and was considered the first square of modern Rome at the time. The square is surrounded by palace buildings with elegant facades on three sides and the Cordanata staircase entrance which lead up to the square. You can see numerous monuments at Piazza del Campidoglio including the bronze She-wolf (symbol of Rome), equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius both of which are replicas of the originals held within the Capitoline Museum here at the square. There is a nice Rome goddess fountain embedded into the facade of Palazzo Senatorio, statues of Castor and Pollux which flank the top of Cordanata while two Egyptian lions guard the front. It is an impressive square and place to spend a few minutes enjoying elegant 16th-century buildings and monuments before or after visits to the museum and/or the Roman Forum which is just past Capital Hill.

Piazza del Campidoglio and the surrounding palaces was created by Michelangelo. The square includes three main buildings- the City Hall and the two palaces that make up the Capitoline Museums. Museum is excellent with vast collection of paintings and sculpture.