Capitoline Hill urban ensemble

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The Capitoline Hill urban ensemble is the grand Renaissance civic complex in Rome, redesigned by Michelangelo, that crowns one of the city’s historic seven hills with monumental palaces, a central piazza, and symbolic approaches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance civic complex
architectural ensemble
urban ensemble
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
commissionedBy Pope Paul III NERFINISHED
contains equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED
currentUse location of Capitoline Museums
seat of Rome's municipal government
designer Michelangelo Buonarroti NERFINISHED
hasAxis orientation toward St. Peter's Basilica
hasFunction ceremonial space
civic center
tourist attraction
hasMaterial marble
travertine
tufa
hasPart Cordonata Capitolina NERFINISHED
Palazzo Nuovo NERFINISHED
Palazzo Senatorio NERFINISHED
Palazzo dei Conservatori NERFINISHED
Piazza del Campidoglio NERFINISHED
balustrades
central oval piazza
monumental stairway
palatial facades
statues and sculptures
hasUrbanDesignFeature monumental processional approach
symmetrical palace arrangement
trapezoidal piazza plan
hasView panoramic views over central Rome
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
influenced Baroque urban planning in Rome
later European civic squares
isOneOf seven hills of Rome civic centers
locatedIn Rome
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedOn Capitoline Hill NERFINISHED
overlooks Campus Martius NERFINISHED
Roman Forum NERFINISHED
partOf historic center of Rome NERFINISHED
redesignedIn Renaissance period
symbolizes civic authority of Rome
continuity between ancient Rome and Renaissance Rome
timePeriod 16th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1980

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Cordonata staircase partOf Capitoline Hill urban ensemble
Palazzo Senatorio partOf Capitoline Hill urban ensemble
this entity surface form: Capitoline Hill ensemble
Temple of Juno Moneta partOf Capitoline Hill urban ensemble
this entity surface form: Capitoline Hill temple complex
Palazzo dei Conservatori (modifications), Rome partOf Capitoline Hill urban ensemble
this entity surface form: Capitoline Hill ensemble