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    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
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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
Heraldic Bees of the Barberini Family, 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
Isola Tiberina

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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

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

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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, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Capitoline Museums

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The Emperor Who Never Aged!

9/2/2019

 
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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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  • Home
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  • 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
  • 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
    • Mosaics
    • Fountains
    • Churches
    • Ancient Rome
    • Palaces
    • Domes
    • Papal Coats of Arms
    • Street Shrines
    • Old Photographs