A beautiful sunset view over Piazza del Popolo and the Prati district seen from the viewpoint of the Pincio Gardens, the western area of Villa Borghese, in the historic heart of Rome. On the horizon the silhouette of the majestic dome of St. Peter's Basilica. In neoclassical style, the current elliptical shape of Piazza del Popolo is the work of the Roman architect and urban planner Giuseppe Valadier, who in the early 19th century redesigned the entire square and the large central fountain, relocating an Egyptian obelisk that was transported to Rome by the emperor Augustus to embellish the Circus Maximus and present in the square since 1589. Considered the green lung of Rome, Villa Borghese is the largest public park in the city with almost 80 hectares of extension, where residents and tourists can spend hours of relaxation and silence among tree-lined avenues, ponds and Italian and English-style gardens surrounded by trees and ancient pines. In 1980 the historic center of Rome was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Image in high definition format.