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After the Colosseum visit, walking up in the central part of Rome you will first come across the Roman Forum (a former commerce, business and administrative centre of ancient Rome) and then you will find the Capitoline Hill (or Campidoglio). As being one of the famous Seven Hills of Rome, it is now popular for the ancient remains, which expressively show the use of urban spaces during the Roman Age. Nevertheless the smallest among the hills of Rome, from earliest times the Capitoline Hill was Rome's centre of political, social, and religious life. When the Celtic Gauls invaded Italy’s capital in 390 BC, this ancient place was the one section of the city to evade capture by the barbarians. In those historic times, this was the site of the great Italic temple dedicated to the Capitoline Jupiter, and people used the name Capitolium referring rather to the temple than to the entire site. There are several typical sightseeings situated at the Capitoline Hill, including museums and palaces with art galleries, sculptures, and frescoes. Your attention deserves Michelangelo' s Piazza del Campidoglio, which is impressively decorated by the statue of Marcus Aurelius. Besides the magnificent Palazzo Senatorio, there are another two palaces - Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, designed as twins by Michelangelo and characterised by exquisite architectural layout. In particular, the Palazzo Senatorio distinguishes by its converging flights of stairs and its large Council Hall where the meetings of Senate Tribune were held in the past. The Palazzo Nuovo is even more attractive with its Capitoline Museum, containing the oldest museum collection in the world. Apart from the famous Egyptian collection, the different museum halls include treasures of classic art, monuments and busts of Roman emperors, distributed among the Hall of Oriental Cults, Hall of Columns, Hall of Emperors and the renown Hall of the Dying Gaul (The Dying Gladiator). As a tip for the tourists, the museum ticket gives admission to both Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori and there is a free access the last Sunday of the month.
If stopped for awhile after a long visit to the museums of the Capitoline Hill, you can enjoy the splendid panoramic view of Rome's center, preserved from the times of ancient Rome.