The monumental square in the historic centre of Rome welcomes the public again after a long period of closure.
One of the symbols of the city's political life, Piazza Colonna, named after the majestic column of Marcus Aurelius, was closed off by barriers in 2013 following the shooting on the morning of 28 April in which two carabinieri were wounded in front of the seat of the Italian government.
The reopening of the square gives citizens and tourists the opportunity to fully enjoy part of the extraordinary Capitoline heritage, from the representative palaces, such as the historic Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the Italian government since 1961, the imposing Palazzo Ferrajoli, the small 16th-century Church of Santi Bartolomeo and Alessandro dei Bergamaschi, and Palazzo Wedekind, adorned with Ionic columns from Veio.
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