While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilisation and by some as the first ever metropolis. Today Rome has the status of a global city: Ranking in as the 14th-most-visited city in the world , 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.
Its business district, called EUR, is the base of many companies involved in the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry and financial services. Famous artists and architects, such as - to name just a few - Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini, made of the city the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces like St Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms and St. Peter's Square. Rome has the status of a global city.
In , Rome was the 18th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Coliseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year.
More information is available on Wikipedia. Although the city centre is about 24 kilometres inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where the south-western district of Ostia is located. The Comune of Rome covers an overall area of about 1, square kilometres, including many green areas. Vatican City, most of which is located in an enclave within Rome, is the seat of the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church and has been recognised as an independent state by the Italian government since Rome in Italian: Roma the capital of Italy.
The city is located at the Tiber River in the central-western portion of the Italy, about 15 miles 23 km east off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
It is the third most populous city in the European Union. Rome is founded in the ancient time; hence, its architecture over the centuries has developed beautiful and fascinating design especially from the Classical and Imperial Roman styles to modern Fascist architecture.
The Roman classical style fascinates tourists from all corners of this world.
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