We walked outside Capitoline Museum and checked out Piazza del Campidoglio. The piazza was designed by Michelangelo in 1536. His signature style, perfectly balanced geometry, is well presented here.
Behind Piazza del Campidoglio, there is a viewpoint of Roman Forum.
Behind the left side of the piazza, you can find the sculpture of the she-wolf nursing the twins.
The copy of the Bronze Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is in the center of the piazza. The original one is in Capitoline museum, it is way better than the copy. You have to go inside Capitoline museum to check it out. Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180AD.
See the photo above. The elegant staircase, Cordonata, was created by Michelangelo. The building in the background is Palazzo Senatorio. The two huge ancient Roman statues are Dioscuri Castor and Pollux.
Hello, Castor!
Cola di Rienzo was a medieval politician. The location of the statue is where he was killed. He was pierced with a thousand daggers by the mob. Intense!
"The doors of the capitol were destroyed with axes and with fire; and while the senator attempted to escape in a plebeian garb, he was dragged to the platform of his palace, the fatal scene of his judgments and executions;" - Edward Gibbon
Walking down the staircase takes you to the bottom of the Capitoline Hill.
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