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.
Basic information of Rome: English name: Rome.
Location: Rome is located on the Tiber River plain in Lazio, central Italy, and the Tiber River and Agnes River meet outside Rome. The land of Rome straddles the banks of the Tiber River, with abruzzo in the east, Sabbini Mountains in the northeast and Albany Mountains in the south.
Latitude and longitude: 4 1.9 degrees north latitude and about 0/1.5 degrees east longitude.
Area: 1285.306 km2 Population: 2,550,982 people (June 30, 2006).
Time difference: 7 hours.
City area code: 06.
Administrative Division: The urban area of Rome is 208 square kilometers, and the regional division is complicated. At present, it consists of 55 districts.
Tourism characteristics of Rome: architecture Rome is known as the largest "open-air history museum" in the world.
The Colosseum, also known as the Colosseum, is one of the eight famous places of interest in the world, which was built in 1 century.
This oval building covers an area of about 20,000 square meters and has a circumference of 527 meters. It is a symbol of the ancient Roman Empire.
On both sides of the broad Imperial Avenue are the Senate, the Temple, the Notre Dame Temple and some famous temples, such as the Pantheon.
To the north of this open-air arena site is the Arc de Triomphe, which records the achievements of Emperor Severo's expedition to Persia, to the south is the Arc de Triomphe of Titus, and not far from the Arc de Triomphe of Titus, there is also the largest Arc de Triomphe in Rome to commemorate Constantine's victory over Nero's tyrant.
Traiano Market, east of Imperial Avenue, was the commercial center of ancient Rome.
A 40-meter-high spiral relief triumphal column stands beside the market, depicting the story of Traiano the Great's expedition to the Danube River basin.
Venice Square in the center of the ancient city is130m long and 75m wide, which is the intersection of several main streets in the city.
On the left side of the square is the Renaissance ancient building Venice Palace, and on the right side is the building of Venice Insurance Company with similar style to Venice Palace.
In addition, the magnificent judicial palace, colorful Navona Square and St. Peter's Cathedral all reflect the artistic style of the Renaissance.
There are also hundreds of museums in Rome, which contain artistic treasures including the Renaissance.
Rome has concentrated most of the monuments of the Italian independence and unification movement.
On the central platform of the monument on the right side of Venice Square stands a huge gilded bronze statue of Emmanuel II on horseback.
Emanuel was the king who led the people to drive out foreign occupiers and unify Italy.
This monument is called "the altar of the motherland" by Italians.
On the ridge of Giancarlo on the west bank of the Tiber River stands a monument to the Italian national hero garibaldi, who led the army to liberate Rome.
There are many fountains in Rome.
The most famous wishing pool was built in a.d. 1762.
In the statue of Poseidon in the center of the fountain, two seahorse sculptures represent the calm ocean and the turbulent ocean, and four goddess statues represent the four seasons.
The buildings in Rome develop radially according to the topography.
Football: The Italian Football League was originally established in 1898. It was then divided into regional leagues. The regional champions decided the champion in the form of knockout, and Genoa won the first championship.
1915/1916 organized a national cup, and the champion was won by AC Milan.
1916-1919, the Italian football league was suspended due to World War I.
1929- 1930 season, Italy organized the first national professional league, which is now the Italian football league. * * * There are 18 teams participating.
1944 A special Northern League (Campionato Alta Italia) appeared.
1945- 1946 season, the first-class league and the second-class league (Serie B) merged and were divided into two regions, north and south, and the two regions organized finals respectively.
In the 2004/2005 season, the number of teams participating in Serie A will increase from 18 to 20, and the last three teams in the league standings will be relegated to the second division. ..
Its position was replaced by the top two in Group B, and the remaining seats were contested by the third to sixth place in Group B in the play-offs.