Rome, Italy
Wheel of the Exposed
An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.
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Rome, Italy
An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.
Rome, Italy
Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.
Rome, Italy
A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
Rome, Italy
An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.
Rome, Italy
A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Rome, Italy
A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.
Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.
London, England
Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.
London, England
These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.