2. Rome is the center of Catholicism, with more than 700 churches and monasteries and 7 Catholic universities. The Vatican in the city is the residence of the Catholic Pope and the Holy See. As one of the few cities unaffected by the war in the Second World War, the center of Rome still retains a strong Renaissance and Baroque style. 1980, the historical center of Rome was listed as a world cultural heritage.
3. Rome is located on the Tiber River plain in Lazio, central Italy, and the Tiber River and Agnes River meet outside Rome. Rome straddles the banks of the Tiber River, with abruzzo in the east, Sabbini Mountains in the northeast and Albany Mountains in the south. The city center is about 24 kilometers away from the inland of tyrrhenian sea, but the city extends to the southwest, only 5 kilometers away from the coast. The elevation ranges from13m to120m, with an average elevation of 37m, and the total urban area is about1285km2.