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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

One of the Shortest-Reigning Popes

28/2/2019

 
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Monument to Pope Leo XI

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The Dogali Obelisk

27/2/2019

 
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The Dogali Obelisk, Rome
The Dogali Obelisk

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The Bridge and the Battle that Changed the Course of  History

26/2/2019

 
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Ponte Milvio, Rome
Ponte Milvio

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Venus Victorious

25/2/2019

 
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Paolina Borghese by Antonio Canova, Borghese Gallery, Rome
Paolina Borghese (det.) by Antonio Canova

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One of Rome's Most Beautiful Cloisters

24/2/2019

 
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Cloister of the Church of San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Rome
Cloister of San Paolo fuori le Mura

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Gallery of the Maps

23/2/2019

 
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Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums, Rome
Gallery of the Maps

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Time Flies!

22/2/2019

 
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Weather vane, Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome
Weather vane, Palazzo Montecitorio

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The Barberini Bees

21/2/2019

 
Barberini bees, coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
Santa Maria in Aracoeli

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The World of the Etruscans

20/2/2019

 
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Sarcophagus of the Spouses (det.) , National Etruscan Museum, Rome
Sarcophagus of the Spouses (det.)

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Healing and the Rod of Aesculapius

19/2/2019

 
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Rod of Aesculapius, Tiber Island, Rome
The Rod of Aesculapius

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Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

18/2/2019

 
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Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina, Forum, Rome
Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina

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Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza: A Baroque Gem

17/2/2019

 
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Lantern of the church of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome
Lantern of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza

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The Elephant and the Obelisk

16/2/2019

 
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The Elephant and the Obelisk, Piazza della Minerva, Rome
The Elephant and the Obelisk, Piazza della Minerva

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The Porter's Fountain

15/2/2019

 
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Fountain of the Porter (Fontanella del Facchino), Rome
Fontanella del Facchino

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Death on the Nile

14/2/2019

 
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The 'Braschi Antinous', Vatican Museums, Rome
The 'Braschi' Antinous

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The Only Work of Art Michelangelo Ever Signed

13/2/2019

 
Pieta by Michelangelo, Basilica di San Pietro, Rome
The Pieta, detail

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Why Does the River Nile Hide its Face?

12/2/2019

 
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Statue of the river Nile by Antonio Fancelli, Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome
River Nile by Antonio Fancelli

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Circus Maxentius

11/2/2019

 
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Circus Maxentius, Via Appia, Rome
Gate Towers

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A Fortunate Case of Mistaken Identity!

10/2/2019

 
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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Copy)

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The Emperor Who Never Aged!

9/2/2019

 
Augustus of Prima Porta, Vatican Museums, Rome
Augustus of Prima Porta (Det.)

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The House of Monsters

8/2/2019

 
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Palazzo Zuccari, House of Monsters, Rome
Palazzo Zuccari

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Death of a Dynasty

7/2/2019

 
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Monument to the Stuarts by Antonio Canova, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Monument to the Stuarts (Det.), St Peter's Basilica

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Sant' Agnese in Agone

6/2/2019

 
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Church of Sant' Agnese in Agone, Rome
Sant' Agnese in Agone

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A Queen, A Fountain, and a Cannonball

5/2/2019

 
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Fountain of the Cannonball, Viale della Trinita dei Monti, Rome
Fountain of the Cannonball

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La Dolce Vita

4/2/2019

 
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Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni in the Trevi Fountain, Rome
Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni in the Trevi Fountain

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    My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private and
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