Rome receives annually more than 7 million foreign tourists who want to see the monuments of the former Roman Empire. The Colosseum, the Pantheon and the Roman Forum are the symbols of the magnificence of that time when the city was the "capital of the world". The talent of the imperial builders was inherited by the artists of later periods, especially the Renaissance, with jewels such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and the national monument to Victor Emmanuel II. The Vatican City and its museums bring together one of the most important universal collections of art, housing gems such as the mural, The Last Judgment, by Michelangelo. Italian cuisine needs no introduction. The dishes "a la romana" are all exquisite.