The space between contemporary culture and historical constructs often seems to be a vast gulf, leaving either the modern of the historical to fend for itself. In younger countries, holding onto the past can seem at times trivial or neglected while some places look as if they have had their highest points centuries ago and are now frozen in their former glory. In effect, becoming in effect, as one apt student remarked a 'Renaissance Disney Land.' Rome, however has married its past and present together in a way that allows the entity that is the modern city to coexist with history. It thrives and develops while preserving its past and making room for visitors to share in the experience. The city is built for people, it feels lived in and is not a model to be observed for a couple of days and only remembered in photographs. It would take years to get to know this city, to become attuned to the moods and emotions of the place as it would be ever changing. The most interesting space in Rome in the place where history and the present meet and blend to become something unique in a world obsessed with change and development.