Janiculum (Gianicolo in Italian) is a hill in western Rome. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

The Janiculum Hill seen from NE. At lower left, the church of San Pietro in Montorio. At lower center, the Academia de España. At middle right, the Acqua Paola. At top center, the roof of the American Academy.

Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome

While the tallest hill in the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among the proverbial seven hills of Rome, being west of the Tiber and outside the boundaries of the ancient city. Anciently, the Janiculum was a center for the cult of the god Janus; it was also known in Roman times as the Mons Vaticanus; the fact that it overlooked the city made it a good place for augurs to go and observe the auspices. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 117 KB)The Janiculum Hill seen from NE. At lower left, the church of San Pietro in Montorio. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 117 KB)The Janiculum Hill seen from NE. At lower left, the church of San Pietro in Montorio. ... Donato Bramante - Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome. ... Donato Bramante - Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome. ... The Seven Hills of Rome east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. ... Tiber River in Rome The River Tiber (Italian Tevere), the third-longest river in Italy (disputed — see talk page) at 406 km (252 miles) after the Po and the Adige, flows through Rome in its course from Mount Fumaiolo to the Tyrrhenian Sea, which it reaches in two branches that... In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings. ... The Augur was a priest or official in ancient Rome. ... An auspice is an omen. ...

The Janiculum is a good place to get a view of the Roman skyline and the city's many domed churches. Other sights on the Janiculum include the church of San Pietro in Montorio, built upon the site formerly thought to be where St Peter was crucified; here, the Tempietto, a small shrine built by Donato Bramante marks the supposed site of Peter's death. The Janiculum also houses a baroque fountain built by Pope Paul V in the late seventeenth century, the Acqua Paola, and several foreign research institutions, including the American Academy in Rome and the Academia de España. A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view or relief of a citys tall buildings and structures. ... St Peters Basilica, Rome A dome is a common structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Saint Peter, portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in a papal chasuble and pallium holding keys, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the first Pope of the Catholic Church. ... Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, in which the victim was tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (Latin: crux) and left to hang there until dead. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Headline text Headline text Donato Bramante Donato Bramante (1444 - March 11, 1514), Italian architect, who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, where his most famous design was St. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... The Samson fountain at Peterhof near St Petersburg: the lion is the heraldic animal of Peter the Greats enemy, Sweden International Fountain (Seattle) was designed specifically as a bathing fountain (for fun and frolic) and includes a large nonslip play area, with speakers for music to splash to. ... Paul V, né Camillo Borghese (Rome, September 17, 1550 – January 28, 1621) was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The American Academy in Rome is an arts institution, founded in the late 19th century by American composer Edward MacDowell and others. ...

In history, the Janiculum was the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi and French forces fighting on behalf of the Pope, who sought to restore the dominion of Papal States over Rome. Because of this battle, several monuments to Garibaldi and to the fallen in the wars of Italian independence are on the Janiculum as well. The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Garibaldi in 1866 Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church. ... The coat of arms of the Holy See The term Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. ...

External links

• The Janiculum at Lacus Curtius
• The Janiculum quarter, a tourist guide.