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  • Sistine Chapel
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    • Ceiling: Part One >
      • Ceiling: Part Two
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    • The Last Judgement
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    • Fountain of the Triton
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    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

Anglican Church of All Saints'

31/1/2020

 
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A view of the Roman skyline with the spire of Anglican church of All Saints'
A view of the Roman skyline with the neo-Gothic spire of the Anglican church of All Saints'


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Past and Present: Termini Station

30/1/2020

 
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Old photograph (c. 1890) of Termini Railway Station, Rome
Old photograph (c. 1890) of Termini Railway Station


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One of Rome's Hidden Gems

29/1/2020

 
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Museo Pietro Canonica, Rome
Museo Pietro Canonica


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The Baths of Diocletian

28/1/2020

 
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Baths of Diocletian, Rome
Baths of Diocletian


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Palazzo Koch

27/1/2020

 
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Palazzo Koch (Banca d'Italia), Via Nazionale, Rome
Palazzo della Banca d'Italia, aka Palazzo Koch


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Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II

26/1/2020

 
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Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome
Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II


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Rome's First Protestant Church

25/1/2020

 
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Mosaic of Christ Enthroned by Edward Burne-Jones, apse of church of St Paul's Within the Walls, Rome
Mosaic of Christ Enthroned by Edward Burne-Jones, St Paul's Within the Walls


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Michelangelo's Last Architectural Work

24/1/2020

 
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Entrance to church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, Rome
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri


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The Obelisk of Montecitorio

23/1/2020

 
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Obelisk, Piazza Montecitorio, Rome
Obelisk of Montecitorio


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The Walls of the Roman Republic

22/1/2020

 
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A stretch of the Servian Wall at Stazione Termini (Railway Station), Rome
A stretch of the Servian Wall at Stazione Termini (Railway Station)


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The Church of the Burgundians

21/1/2020

 
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Church of Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni, Rome
Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni


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Mapping the Eternal City

20/1/2020

 
The Nolli Map (1748) of Rome
The Nolli Map (1748)


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'Nothing of him that doth fade...'

19/1/2020

 
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Grave of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 'Protestant' Cemetery, Rome
Grave of Percy Bysshe Shelley


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The Immaculate Conception

18/1/2020

 
Vatican Museums
Room of the Immaculate Conception, Vatican Museums, Rome
Room of the Immaculate Conception, Vatican Museums


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The Palazzo delle Finanze

17/1/2020

 
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Coat of arms of House of Savoy, Palazzo delle Finanze, Rome
Coat of arms of the House of Savoy, Palazzo delle Finanze


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'So Sweet a Place'

16/1/2020

 
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Tomb of Thomas Jefferson Page by Ettore Ximenes, Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Tomb of Thomas Jefferson Page by Ettore Ximenes


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One of Rome's Quirkier Museums

15/1/2020

 
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Angel of Life, Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum, Rome
The Angel of Life (or Eternal Life) by Hendrik Christian Andersen


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The Torre dei Conti

14/1/2020

 
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Torre dei Conti, Rome
Torre dei Conti


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The Royal Rowing Club

13/1/2020

 
Lungotevere in Augusta
Royal Rowing Club (R.C.Tevere Remo), Rome
Royal Rowing Club (R.C.Tevere Remo)


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Art Nouveau & the Villino Cagiati

12/1/2020

 
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Villino Cagiati, Rome
Villino Cagiati


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The 'Flaminio' Obelisk

11/1/2020

 
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Ancient Egyptian obelisk, Piazza del Popolo, RomePicture
Ancient Egyptian obelisk, Piazza del Popolo


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The Tomb of Cecilia Metella

10/1/2020

 
Via Appia
Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Via Appia, Rome
Tomb of Cecilia Metella


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The Discovery and Loss of the Ancient Ships of Lake Nemi

9/1/2020

 
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Bronze head of Medusa from age of Caligula, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome
Bronze head of Medusa, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme


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Mary on the Cross

8/1/2020

 
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Monument marking conversion King Henry IV France, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Monument marking the conversion of King Henry IV of France, Santa Maria Maggiore


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Fountain of the Goddess Roma

7/1/2020

 
Piazza Monte Grappa
Fountain of the Goddess Roma by Igor Mitoraj, Piazza Monte Grappa, Rome
Fountain of the Goddess Roma (2003) by Igor Mitoraj


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  • Home
  • Private Tours
  • Small-Group Tours
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • St Peter's Basilica
    • Altars >
      • Altar of St Joseph
      • Altar of St Gregory the Great
      • Altar of the Madonna of Succour
      • Altar of St Sebastian
      • Altar of the Lie
      • Altar of the Presentation of the Virgin
      • Altar of St Jerome
      • Altar of the Transfiguration
      • Altar of Pope Leo the Great
    • Monuments >
      • Countess Matilda of Canossa
      • Maria Clementina Sobieska
      • Queen Christina of Sweden
      • Pope Innocent VIII
      • Pope Paul III
      • Pope Gregory XIII
      • Pope Gregory XIV
      • Pope Leo XI
      • Pope Urban VIII
      • Pope Alexander VII
      • Pope Clement X
      • Pope Innocent XI
      • Pope Alexander VIII
      • Pope Innocent XII
      • Pope Benedict XIV
      • Pope Clement XIII
      • Pope Pius VII
      • Pope Leo XII
      • Pope Pius VIII
      • Pope Gregory XVI
      • Pope Pius X
      • Pope Benedict XV
      • Pope Pius XI
      • Pope Pius XII
      • Pope John XXIII
      • The Stuarts
    • Portico >
      • Door of Death
      • Door of Good and Evil
      • Central Door
      • Door of the Sacraments
      • Holy Door
    • Pieta
    • Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Cathedra Petri
    • Crossing >
      • Baldacchino
      • Confessio
      • Dome
      • St Longinus
      • St Helena
      • St Veronica
      • St Andrew
    • St Peter
    • Chapel of the Choir
    • Chapel of the Baptistery
    • Nave
  • Sistine Chapel
    • North Wall
    • South Wall
    • East Wall
    • Ceiling: Part One >
      • Ceiling: Part Two
      • Ceiling: Part Three
    • The Last Judgement
  • Fountains
    • Trevi Fountain
    • Fontana della Barcaccia
    • Fountain of the Triton
    • Fountain of the Bees
    • Fountain of Moses
    • Fountain of the Four Rivers
    • Fountain of the Acqua Paola
    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Gallery
    • Piazzas >
      • Piazza del Campidglio
      • Piazza del Quirinale
      • Piazza del Popolo
      • Piazza di Spagna
      • Piazza Navona
      • Piazza S. M. in Trastevere
      • Piazza San Pietro
    • Mosaics
    • Fountains
    • Churches
    • Ancient Rome
    • Palaces
    • Domes
    • Papal Coats of Arms
    • Street Shrines
    • Old Photographs
    • Borromini & the Baroque