The Roman Forum in Rome is a rectangular square located in the heart of ancient Rome between the Palatine Hills and the Capitoline. The Forum was a center for important buildings, popular celebrations, and government elections, and a center for public discourses and public trials. It was also distinguished as the heart of Roman commerce and economic life. It is believed that the Roman Forum was the most famous meeting place in history, due to the numerous statues commemorating ancient Roman men. Now it is one of the most prominent archaeological attractions in Rome.