Built in the second half of the 1st century AD, the Ramp connected the Roman Forum, the political and administrative center of the city, with the center of power, the Imperial Palace. It constituted a true ascent to the emperor's residence.
The Ramp unfolded along seven climbs and six hairpin bends, which rose up to 35 meters (equal to over 10 floors). Of the seven original climbs, four remain, now accessible to the public with a route that ends with a wonderful view of the Roman Forum.
Hidden by the baroque church of Santa Maria Liberatrice, part of the Ramp came to light during Giacomo Boni's excavations at the beginning of the last century, together with the church of Santa Maria Antiqua and the entire complex of structures that were around and close to the slope of the Palatine hill. Boni decided to consolidate both the walls of the Ramp and to rebuild the collapsed vaults, in order to make the complex of containment structures functional again.
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1-26 March and 1-29 October > 9.30-16.45 (last admission at 16.15)
27 March - 30 September> 9.30-18.30 (last admission at 18)
30 October - 28 February > 9.30-15.45 (last admission at 15.15)
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