From the World Heritage inscription: Founded, according to
legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the
centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it
became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century.
The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban
VIII, includes some of the major monuments of antiquity such as
the Forums, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian,
the Pantheon, Trajan’s Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius,
as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome. The
Historic Center of Rome is probably one of the most significant,
historical, and impressive world heritage sites in the world.
Like sites I’ve seen in Kyoto, Jerusalem or Angkor, there is a
whole city of sites which could be world heritage sites on their
own. The most significant and recognizable location in Rome is
the Colosseum which was recently named as one of the New Seven
Wonders of the World.