Piazza del Campidoglio

This hilltop piazza, designed by Michelangelo in 1538, is one of Rome's most beautiful squares. Accessible via the Cordonata staircase, it sits on the Capitoline Hill, flanked by Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, together home to the Capitoline Museums, and Palazzo Senatorio, Rome's city hall. In the center is a copy of an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.