Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.

See one of the earliest depictions of a Christian ceremony – with a woman at the center!

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.