The Capitoline Museums are hosted in the Palazzo
dei Conservatori and in the Palazzo Nuovo, two buildings on the
east and west sides of Piazza del Campidoglio, both with facades
designed by Michelangelo. The collections include some of the most
celebrated sculptures of the ancient world, including the original
of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius that once stood in the
piazza. The majority of the most beautiful sculptures in the museum
are copies of Greek’s masterpieces.