Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli

This church was built in 6th century and rises from the highest point of the Capitoline Hill, where there was the Arx (the Citadel of Rome to defend the northern flank of the Palatine). During the Republic a temple was built here to Juno Moneta. The name comes from an altar (ara) dedicated to the goddess of the sky or from the Citadel (Arx).

The Holy Child Chapel
The chapel took its name from a statuette which, according to legend, had miraculous curative power. Unfortunately it was stolen in 1993 and has never been recovered.

From Trajan's Market to Theatre of Marcellus

Piazza Venezia Vittoriano
Palazzo Venezia
Church Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Capitoline of Rome
Theatre of Marcellus