ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. ROME

Rome has shaped European art and culture for over 2,000 years. For centuries the city was considered the caput mundi- 'capital of th e world'- and it is where the foundations of Western architecture were built. Today, more than 12 million people from across the glo be flock to the Eternal City each year to admire the impressive relics of the Roman Empire and the opulent art and architecture from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque periods.