A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

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

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.