100 vista del vittoriano

The Vittoriano monument sits on Capitoline Hill in the dead center of Rome. The ancient city lies to the south (Roman Forum, Palestine Hill, Colosseum), and the centro lies to the north (Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Via del Corso, Pza. del Popolo). I took these photos from the top of the Vittoriano looking...

(below: looking NW, Trajan's Column and Forum)



(below: West, Trajan's Market, Augustus' Forum)



(below: SW, Colosseum in the distance, Roman Forum)



That big road running down the middle was one of Mussolini's bright ideas. He wanted a clear vista of ancient Rome and the Colosseum from his office in the Vittoriano so he could impress Hitler, so the story goes. So this road went right through the middle of ancient Roman history, the remaining ruins are on both sides and the CRAZY traffic makes crossing the road an adrenaline rush.