From the inconspicuous city of the Middle Ages emerges the radiant Rome of the Renaissance. In artistic competition, Michelangelo and Raphael, Bernini and Borromini created incomparable works of art such as the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. The urbanism of the Baroque and 19th century still characterizes the city today and has always attracted crowds of art lovers to the Tiber. Rome's urban history mirrors world history, but its art always remains fixated on the myth of Rome and the city owes its eternal attraction to this constant.