7 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100
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The largest Baroque fountain in the world (26 meters high, 49 meters wide). Legend says throwing a coin ensures a return to Rome. âŦ1.5M is thrown in annually.
Largest Baroque fountain, âŦ1.5M in coins per year.
A freestanding bell tower famous for its unintended 4-degree lean caused by soft ground. At 56 meters, it took 199 years to build.
UNESCO World Heritage, world's most famous architectural error.
Michelangelo's 5.17-meter marble masterpiece depicting the biblical David before battle with Goliath. Carved from a single block of Carrara marble.
Most famous sculpture in Western art, Michelangelo masterpiece.
A 2.5-meter bronze statue of Christ with arms raised, submerged in 17 meters of water in the Mediterranean Sea near Portofino.
Most famous underwater statue.
A bronze sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Symbol of Rome for over 2,500 years.
Symbol of Rome, founding myth.
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A massive white marble monument nicknamed 'The Wedding Cake' or 'The Typewriter', dedicated to King Victor Emmanuel II.
Italian unification monument, houses Tomb of Unknown Soldier.
A 30-meter column with a helical frieze depicting Emperor Trajan's victorious campaigns against the Dacians in 155 scenes.
155 battle scenes in continuous spiral, Roman art masterpiece.
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