Almost three millennia generous for the events of the history of the Roman lands with abundant enrichment of the city with architectural creations of any degree of antiquity and significance, any style and direction of architecture .Beginning with the remains of ancient walls, arches and temples and ending with 20th-century buildings, for example, the station of Termini .In Rome, almost at every step, you can enjoy the architectural harmony and elegance of the embodiment of artistic ideas .Thoroughly sort out the dates of the construction of numerous buildings is by no means easy - and whether, after all, there is an encyclopedic accuracy needed here; because in Rome you often feel your heart, than you operate with exact figures .However, the ancient Roman temple can be distinguished from the Christian basilica even by the tourist, who is very badly shod in the world history: there is the pagan luxury of porticoes, columns and aisles, here - the ascetic simplicity of lines and the emphasis on the spiritual at the expense of corporeal .In general, the historical development of the Eternal City can be divided into several large time groups: ancient buildings, the Middle Ages, Renaissance buildings and the New Time architecture .

Antiquity

Monuments of ancient architecture - almost the main reason for the attraction of international groups of tourists, every year literally storming the Roman attractions .Palatine Hill - the birthplace of Rome as a city - the largest concentration on a square .The Roman Forum and the Colosseum, the thermae of Caracalla, circuses and amphitheatres, the pagan altars of Saturn and Vulcan, the arches of Septimius Severus and Constantine, the numerous temples and ruins of residential quarters with marvelous mosaics - these are just a small part of the architecture of ancient Rome .Admirers of Christian antiquity will be encouraged by the visits to the churches of Santa Constance and San Clemente, as well as the dungeons of the Saint Agnes Church, where the first followers of the new religion sheltered from the imperial persecution .

The Middle Ages

Not too joyful The Middle Ages not only noticeably spoiled the image of the Eternal City during the Vandal invasions, but also left some architectural attractions .Among the most famous is the castle of Sant'Angelo on the western coast of Tiber .Feudal turrets, loopholes and halls with high dark ceilings in combination with massive battlements in the literal sense of impenetrable fortress walls give a good idea of ​​the troubled life in that era .It is worth to visit also the church of Santa Maria sopra-Minerva: its facade, although it was restored in the 19th century, but the original medieval style was carefully preserved .Go to the church of Santa Maria del Anima, built in the late 14th century for the pilgrims in Rome .

Renaissance

A significant portion of the buildings that can be seen today in Rome refers to the Renaissance - the revival of the classical canons of harmony after the gloomy Middle Ages .By the way, the convenient radial location of the streets of Rome is due to the town planners of the Renaissance .Among the buildings of this era stands out the architectural dominant of Rome - St. Peter's Cathedral and the Sistine Chapel, as well as many secondary churches and temples .Pay attention to the ascending slender domes of Renaissance buildings: on some of them (for example, on the highest point of Rome - the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral) you can climb and thus look around the bird's eye view not only Rome historical, but also the rich interior decoration of the cathedral .Well, under the curtain of the Renaissance in Rome, baroque blossoms with a magnificent color, with all its pretentious bas-reliefs, plump marble Cupids and tropical gypsum vegetation .For baroque impressions, go to Piazza Navona with its three magnificent fountains, and also do not leave unnoticed the colonnade of St. Peter's Cathedral .

New time

The buildings of the New Times in Rome are also numerous, largely due to the construction during the Italian fascism and the rule of Mussolini .As part of the revival of the idea of ​​the great Rome and the great Romans, the constructions of this time turned out to be pompous, pompous, heavy and strict .They are mainly concentrated on the western bank of the Tiber River and in the Prati area .One of the examples of architecture of the early 20th century is the Palace of Justice .However, among the cumbersome new imperial buildings, there are true masterpieces, for example, the modernist building of Termini Station, completed in 1950, with a travertine facade and metal panel inserts, a symbol of modern dynamic Rome .