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Facade of the Palazzo Senatorioa, Piazza del Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill and cordonata, Rome
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NOTES: The design of the Piazza del Campidoglio which encompasses the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Capitoline Museum was laid out by Michelangelo from 1536-1546, but not fully executed until the 17th century. He also designed the stepped ramp known as the cordonata (later modified by Giacomo della Porta in 1578) which leads up to the piazza from the via del Teatro di Marcello. The two giant statues of Castor and Pollux are also thought to be based on his designs. The Palazzo Senatorio was built during the 13th and 14th centuries.
National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, seen at sunset
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NOTES: This was intended to serve as a memorial to the dead of the Napoleonic Wars.
Palace of Versailles: Crouching Venus on the Perron Central
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NOTES: The statue of the Crouching Venus was created in bronze by Balthazar Keller from the original marble by Coysevox.
The Monument, junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, City of London
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NOTES: The Monument, a colossal Doric column, was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which began in a baker's house in Pudding Lane on Sunday 2nd September 1666. The great conflagration was finally extinguished on Wednesday 5th September, after destroying the greater part of the City.
The Monument, junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, City of London
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NOTES: The Monument, a colossal Doric column, was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which began in a baker's house in Pudding Lane on Sunday 2nd September 1666. The great conflagration was finally extinguished on Wednesday 5th September, after destroying the greater part of the City.
