City views in Rome

I'm fascinated by architecture, so I had a lot of fun just looking at the different buildings around the city, not just the famous historical sights.  Adam and I noted that the way apartments are built in Rome is very different from London.  London has straight blocks with row houses that are all connected together that all face out on the same street and back alley.  In Rome, the apartments are built at all kinds of angles and stand separately from the complexes next to it (except in the center city where they are close together).  This allows everyone to have small balconies (with flowers in pots) that look in different directions (some only 10-15 feet from another neighbors balcony).  Its much less square and generally more attractive in my view.  Because the city is so hilly, the apartments range up and down the hills.