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      • The Stuarts
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      • St Helena
      • St Veronica
      • St Andrew
    • St Peter
    • Chapel of the Choir
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    • 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
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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli

31/3/2020

 
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Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli, Rome.
Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli

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Aeneas, Anchises & Ascanius

30/3/2020

 
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Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius (1618-19), sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Galleria Borghese, Rome
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius (1618-19) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Lady Day

25/3/2020

 
The Annunciation by Igor Mitoraj, church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome
The Annunciation by Igor Mitoraj, Santa Maria degli Angeli

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Equestrian Statue of Charlemagne

22/3/2020

 
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Equestrian statue of Charlemagne (1725) by Agostino Cornacchini, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Equestrian statue of Charlemagne (1725) by Agostino Cornacchini

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Bernini's Baldacchino

21/3/2020

 
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The Baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
The Baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St Peter's Basilica

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The Temple of Portunus

20/3/2020

 
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The Temple of Portunus, Rome
The Temple of Portunus

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A Model of Imperial Rome

19/3/2020

 
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Model of Imperial Rome by Italo Gismondi, Museum of Roman Civilisation, Rome
Model of Imperial Rome (Plastico di Roma Imperiale) by Italo Gismondi

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Views of 18th century Rome by Canaletto

18/3/2020

 
Royal Collection
The Pantheon, signed and dated (1742) by Canaletto, Royal Collection
The Pantheon, signed and dated (1742) by Canaletto, Royal Collection

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Galileo's Moon

17/3/2020

 
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Fresco of the Virgin Mary by Cigoli, Borghese Chapel, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Fresco of the Virgin Mary by Cigoli

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Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi

16/3/2020

 
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Church of Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi, Rome
Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi

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Santa Maria della Vittoria

15/3/2020

 
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Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Santa Maria della Vittoria

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Villa Sciarra

14/3/2020

 
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Fountain, Villa Sciarra, Rome
Fountain, Villa Sciarra

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Sant' Andrea della Valle

13/3/2020

 
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Church of Sant' Andrea della Valle, Rome
Sant' Andrea della Valle

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Ponte Nomentano

12/3/2020

 
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The Ponte Nomentano, Rome
Ponte Nomentano

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Sant' Ignazio

11/3/2020

 
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Church of Sant' Ignazio, Rome
Sant' Ignazio

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Mary Magdalene's Foot

10/3/2020

 
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Reliquary of the left foot of St Mary Magdalene, San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome
Reliquary of one of St Mary Magdalene's feet

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The Goddess of Today's Fortune

9/3/2020

 
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Head of goddess Fortuna Huiusce Diei, Centrale Montemartini, Rome
Head of the goddess Fortuna Huiusce Diei (Today's Fortune)

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Marking the Meridian in Rome

8/3/2020

 
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Bust of Angelo Secchi, Pincian Hill, Rome
Bust of Angelo Secchi atop a pillar erected to mark the meridian in Rome

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Frescoes by Fra Angelico

7/3/2020

 
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Frescoes by Fra Angelico, Cappella Niccolina, Vatican Museums, Rome
The Cappella Niccolina

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The Temple of Aesculapius

6/3/2020

 
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Picture

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Palazzo Farnese

5/3/2020

 
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Palazzo Farnese, Rome
Palazzo Farnese

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The Alley of the Athlete

4/3/2020

 
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The Apoxyomenos, Vatican Museums, Rome
The Apoxyomenos

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The Pope's Fountain

3/3/2020

 
Piazza Mastai
Fountain of Pope Pius IX, Piazza Mastai, Rome
Fountain of Pope Pius IX

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Sarcophagus of St Helena

2/3/2020

 
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Porphyry sarcophagus of St Helena, Vatican Museums, Rome
Porphyry sarcophagus of St Helena

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The Fountain of Joy

1/3/2020

 
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Fonte Gaia, Villa Borghese, Rome
Fonte Gaia

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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 >
      • 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