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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

The Fountain of the Four Rivers

31/3/2019

 
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The Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Piazza Navona, Rome
The Fountain of the Four Rivers

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The Stag's Head

30/3/2019

 
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Stag's head, church of Sant' Eustachio, Rome
Stag's head, church of Sant' Eustachio

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Flood Plaques

29/3/2019

 
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Flood plaque of October 8 1530, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Flood plaque, October 8th, 1530

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The Last Judgement by Pietro Cavallini

28/3/2019

 
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Fresco of the Last Judgement by Pietro Cavallini, Santa Cecilia in Trastvere, Rome
The Last Judgement (det.) by Pietro Cavallini

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The Popes' Praecordia

27/3/2019

 
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Coat of arms of Cardinal Mazarin, Ss Vincenzo e Anastasio, Rome
Coat of arms of Cardinal Mazarin, Ss Vincenzo e Anastasio

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The Column of Marcus Aurelius

26/3/2019

 
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome
Column of Marcus Aurelius

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Providing Dowries for Poor Girls

25/3/2019

 
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The Annunciation by Antoniazzo Romano, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
The Annunciation by Antoniazzo Romano

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Abandoned Babies

24/3/2019

 
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Abandoned Babies, Ospedale Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome
Ruota degli Esposti (Wheel of the Exposed)

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The Museum of the Ara Pacis

23/3/2019

 
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Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome
Museum of the Ara Pacis

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The Temple of Saturn

22/3/2019

 
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Temple of Saturn, Forum, Rome
Temple of Saturn

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Rome: City of the Popes

21/3/2019

 
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XII, Trevi Fountain, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XII (1730-40), Trevi Fountain

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San Giovanni a Porta Latina

20/3/2019

 
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Church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, Rome
San Giovanni a Porta Latina

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St Lawrence Outside the Walls

19/3/2019

 
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Church of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome
San Lorenzo fuori le Mura

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The Fountain of the Dioscuri

18/3/2019

 
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Fountain of the Dioscuri, Piazza del Quirinale, Rome
Fountain of the Dioscuri

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The Obelisks of Rome

17/3/2019

 
Map showing the location of the 13 ancient obelisks
The Vatican Obelisk, St Peter's Square, Rome
'St Peter's Needle'

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Beware the Ides of March

16/3/2019

 
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The Spot Where Julius Caesar was Assassinated, Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, Rome
Area Sacra di Largo Argentina

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The Patron Saint of Car Drivers

15/3/2019

 
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The church of Santa Francesca Romana, Rome
Church of Santa Francesca Romana

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Europe's Largest Ec0-friendly Mural

14/3/2019

 
Via del Porto Fluviale/Via delle Conce
Hunting Pollution, Mural by Federico Massa (aka Iena Cruz), Via del Porto Fluviale, Rome
Hunting Pollution, Mural by Federico Massa (aka Iena Cruz), Via del Porto Fluviale

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The Death of John Keats

13/3/2019

 
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Keats-Shelley House, Rome
Keats-Shelley House

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Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

12/3/2019

 
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Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

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The House of the Owls

11/3/2019

 
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House of the Owls (Casina delle Civette), Rome
House of the Owls (Casina delle Civette)

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The Mosaics of Santa Prassede

10/3/2019

 
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9th century mosaics in the church of Santa Prassede, Rome
Santa Prassede

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The Art of the Cosmati

9/3/2019

 
Cosmati pavement, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome
Cosmati pavement, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

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Surviving Signs of the Fascist Era

8/3/2019

 
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Manhole cover

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Off the Beaten Path: Ss Nereo ed Achilleo

7/3/2019

 
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Church of Santi Nereo e Achilleo, Rome
Interior of Santi Nereo e Achilleo

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  • Home
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  • 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 >
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      • Maria Clementina Sobieska
      • Queen Christina of Sweden
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      • 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