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Observation Decks & Towers • Monuments & Statues
Colonna
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Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
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Trastevere
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Trastevere
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Monti
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Tor Cervara
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Prima Porta
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Monti
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Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
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Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
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Tuscolano
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Prenestino Centocelle
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Castel di Leva
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Prima Porta
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Appio Pignatelli
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- Lorenzo F3 contributionsLuckily it was just a few meters from our hotel and I was able to enjoy this show every evening. Castle of the highest historical and scenic level. I absolutely recommend visitingWritten 13 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- BradHong Kong, China175,298 contributionsThis is a landmark column monument located in the middle of Piazza Colonna in the city centre of Rome. The column was erected here in 193 AD and is topped with a statue of St. Paul (1589). What you see is a Doric Column modelled after Trajan's Column in the Roman Forum. It is dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius features a spiral relief from top to bottom, a tell of his campaigns against Germanic barbarians during his reign as Caesar (161-180 AD). It is a fine monument worth spending a few minutes to appreciate when passing through the square.Written 22 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- The Spanish Steps ApartmentRome, Italy34,174 contributionsThis is a striking and charming clock tower on a tiny piazza, at the back of the Oratorio dei Filippini. The tower is decorated with a mosaic of the Virgin under a great clock. Further down the tower is a particularly lovely and ornate shrine to the Virgin Mary surrounded by angels. Worth a short visit if you are in the area.Written 13 May 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- JnVSydneyGreater Sydney, Australia21,246 contributionsThis actually looks like a lonely out of place tower as it is on the edge of roman ruins, standing all by its self. There were once building leaning against the tower, however, in 1941 they were demolished. Restoration has been undertaken to bring it back to its original appearance. Probably not a stand alone attraction, however, worth a visit combined with the ruins and the cat sanctuary.Written 8 February 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- SanjayBijlaniMumbai, India447 contributionsLocated at Via Garibaldi is this beautiful observation point, the Belvedere Niccolo Scatoli, giving a crystal clear birds eye view of the city of Rome, its churches, their spires, the Vatican and lots more (weather permitting on a clear day). We were indeed lucky to get a clear sunny day in autumn when we visited this historic street. With a fountain, a church, a mausoleum and oodles of history, do not miss out on this terrace next to the Spanish consulate with breathtaking views (even better than those from oft recommended Piazzale Garibaldi not far from here) The place is neat and clean, well maintained and gives unobstructed cityscape views for some lovely snapshots. Being a residential and to some extent historic area there were no cafes or restaurants around which is a good thing. Do make a stop at this must see tourist attraction of Rome !Written 13 February 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- BradHong Kong, China175,298 contributionsThis is a 12th-century tower of typical Medieval design. It was originally built for the Cesarini family. It then passed on to the Margani family (hence the tower also being called Torre dei Margani). It now stands at back of the Church of San Francesco da Paola ai Monti. You can view the tower fairly well from the steps of the Church of St. Peter in Chains.Written 22 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ShashaChino Valley, AZ595 contributionsBuilt in the 1100s, this tower in the San Martino ai Monti square, marks the entrance to the Esquilino hill.Written 25 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mairwen1United Kingdom11,186 contributionsCaetani Tower is one of the sights on tiny Tiber Island. It’s right at the end of the Fabricius Bridge - a strategic position which ensured that the bridge was protected and access to the island was limited.
Towers like this were very common throughout Rome in the 12th century. These fortified compounds were the homes of wealthy and powerful families. They built towers like this partly to protect themselves, their families and their property and partly as status symbols.
Torre Caetani was built in the 12th century by the powerful Pierleoni family although it’s generally known as the Caetani Tower because the Caetani family took over it in the 14th century. By the 16th century, frequent floods made staying there untenable and the Caetani family abandoned it also.
By some estimates, there were maybe 900 towers in medieval times. Only a fraction remain.
If you have an interest in historic architecture, another medieval tower, Torre Grassi, is nearby in the Jewish Quarter.Written 14 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - dapper777Monaco65,898 contributionsThe tower (known as the Annibaldi), on via del Fagutale, has a brick base from the II-III century and was part of the fortified complex of Santa Maria in Monasterio, which had been the seat of the bishops of Tusculum, at the beginning of the 12th century.
It is just few steps away from the Colosseum.
It is a good example of the Medieval Rome.Written 19 June 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - dapper777Monaco65,898 contributionsThe ancient medieval tower, probably built in the 13th century and almost in ruins, was purchased by the noble Mellini family, properly restored and equipped with additional windows on the first and second floor (two on each side), because originally there were only the last two on the third and fourth floors.
The tower is located in the center of Rome with the façade on Via di S. Maria dell'Anima and Via di Tor Millina. The four-storey tower was built for residential purposes by the Millini or Mellini, one of the most noble and ancient families of Rome.
Two simple two-storey buildings were built next to the tower.
You can still read the writing "Millina" on the sides of the tower's balcony. The balcony, originally open, with battlements, was closed with a roof and on the four sides there was the inscription “MILLINA”, still legible.
The entrance is located in via di S.Maria dell'Anima.
On the occasion of the marriage in 1491 between his son Mario and Ginevra Cybo, nephew of pope Innocent VIII, Pietro Millini had the tower and buildings decorated by famous painter Perin del Vaga with monochrome graffiti reproducing coats of arms, candelabra, cornucopias, bucranos and even a large coat of arms of Sixtus IV in color: today almost nothing remains of all this.Written 11 September 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
