Kolbe Hotel Rome, Via di San Teodoro 42-44, 00186 Rome, Italy.
The Roman Forum is located in an enclosed basin between the three of the seven early Hills of Rome Roman, The Capitline Hill, the Esquiline Hill and the Palatine Hill and is was a place of public buildings and monuments. The most gorgeous monuments and buildings are the temples and triumphal arches of the Imperial Era. The Roman Forum was for centuries the centre of the Roman public life, such as triumphal processions and elections, venue for public speeches, criminal trial as well as gladiatorial matches. Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient Rome were located on or near the Roman Forum such as the Senate House, government office, tribunals, memorials, temples and statues. The buildings, memorials and monuments have been built in the famous Roman public square during its 1,400 years od active use from the 8th century BC to 600 AD.
The constructions can be divided into three categories - those ancient constructions those can be seen today as ruisn or reconstructions, ancient structures those have vanished or exist only as fragements and churches of the later, Christian era.
The Temple of Saturn is located at the foot of the Capitoline Hill in the western end of the Forum Romanum. Built in the years 501 to 498 BC, this temple is a monument to the agricultural deity.
The Temple of Concord is situated on the western end of the Roman Forum and it was a temple dedicated to the Roman goddness Concordia. This temple was built in the fourth century BC as a promise towards peace after a long period of civil strife within the city.
The Temple of Venus and of Rome is thought to have been the largest temple in the ancient Rome. This temple was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna and is located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum.
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, on the Via Sacra opposite the Regia and is adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda.
The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northeast end of the Roman Forum is a triumphal arch dedicated in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194 to 195 and 197 to 199.
The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century honorific arch located on the Via Sacra, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in 82 AD by the Roman Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus' victories, including in the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The Arch of Titus was the inspiration for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The elegant four-star Kolbe Hotel Rome is a firstclass hotel, located in a unique position right in the historic heart of the "Eternal City" next to the Roman Forum in front of the Palatine Hill and close to the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo), the Colosseum, the Piazza Venezia with the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Via dei Condotti with exclusive shops and boutique, and the famous Spanish Steps. This hotel is located at walking distance to Trastevere, the charming picturesque medieval area on the right bank of River Tiber with many restaurants, bars and café's. The Kolbe Hotel Rome is the perfect place for guests who wants a luxury hotel in the centre of Rom to discover the historic attractions of the Eternal City between the charm of the past and the modernity of the present.
The Kolbe Hotel Rome is housed in a magnificent building from the 15th century, a former convent. The enchanting and frangrant hotel gardens are one of Rome's best kept secrets filled with palms, lemon, orange and olive trees.
The Kolbe Hotel Rome offers its guests 72 guestrooms, junior suites and suite with every comfort and elegantly furnished and all accommodations combined the charm of the antique ambience with modernity of high technology.
The elegant restaurant "Il Giardino Delgi Aranci" at the Kolbe Hotel Rome offers delicious dishes of the regional and international cuisine in an elegant ambience and the bar is a tranquil and elegant place serving cocktails and refreshing drinks.
The three meeting rooms at the Kolbe Hotel Rome are decorated in an elegant style and equipped with latest confernce technology.
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