As you look at Piazza Cinquecento from the front of the Termini train station go left down Via Cavour. Follow this road to the end where it intersects Via Dei Fori Imperiale. The Colosseum is on your left and the Forum will be directly in front of you. Go right down Via Dei Fori Imperiale. Pass Piazza Modonna di Loreto on your right and Piazza S. Marco on your left. Continue straight down Via del Corso. Turn left at Via Lata into Piazza Colegio Romano. Galeria Doria Pamphilj will be on your left. Continue straight down Vcia Pie' Di Marmo and Via D. S. Caterina De Siena. This leads you into Piazza Della Minerva with Santa Maria Sopra Minerva on your right.
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva is a good example of Gothic Architecture in Rome. It is built on ancient ruins that are thought to be the ancient temple of Minerva. The church contains many tombs created in different styles and constructed in different time periods. Two noteworthy objects are "The Risen Christ" and "The obelisk of Santa Minerva." The "Risen Christ" was begun by Michelangelo and the base of the obelisk, and elephant, was sculpted by Bernini.
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