Capitoline Museums

Located on the Capitoline Hill, the museum is the oldest national museum in the world, and its exhibits are mostly statues. The museum includes three buildings (the Palais des Palos, the Palais des Conservations, and the New Palace) surrounding the Piazza del Capitoline and the underground promenade connecting them. It was planned by Michelangelo and took more than 400 years to complete. The history of the museum dates back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV presented a large collection of ancient bronze sculptures to Rome and placed them on the Capitoline Hill.