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  • Sistine Chapel
    • North Wall
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    • East Wall
    • Ceiling: Part One >
      • Ceiling: Part Two
      • Ceiling: Part Three
    • The Last Judgement
    • The 'Raphael' Tapestries
  • Fountains
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    • 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
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      • Piazza S. M. in Trastevere
      • Piazza San Pietro
    • Mosaics
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    • Old Photographs
    • Borromini & the Baroque
  • Images of the Eternal City
  • Churches
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    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
WALKING TOURS OF ROME

The Fountain of the Pantheon

31/5/2019

 
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The Fountain of the Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
Fontana del Pantheon

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The Door That Only the Pope May Open

30/5/2019

 
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Relief of Pope Pius XII opening the Holy Door, Porta Santa, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Pope Pius XII Opening the Holy Door for the Jubilee of 1950

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The Arch of Titus

29/5/2019

 
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The Arch of Titus, Rome
The Arch of Titus

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The Fountain of Neptune

28/5/2019

 
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Statue of Neptune by Antonio della Bitta, Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona, Rome
Statue of Neptune by Antonio della Bitta

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Two Plaques to Gian Lorenzo Bernini

27/5/2019

 
Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari, Via della Mercede, Rome
Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari

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Michelangelo's Moses

26/5/2019

 
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Moses by Michelangelo, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Moses by Michelangelo

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Palazzo Madama: Seat of the Senate

25/5/2019

 
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Palazzo Madama, Rome
Palazzo Madama

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The Oratorio del Gonfalone

24/5/2019

 
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Frescoes, Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome
Oratorio del Gonfalone

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The Fountain of the Moor

23/5/2019

 
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Fountain of the Moor (det.), Piazza Navona, Rome
Fountain of the Moor (det.)

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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini

22/5/2019

 
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Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Borghese Gallery, Rome
Apollo and Daphne (det.) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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One of the Finest Villas in Rome

21/5/2019

 
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The Triumph of Galatea, fresco by Raphael, Villa Farnesina, Rome
The Triumph of Galatea by Raphael

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San Clemente: Mosaics

20/5/2019

 
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Mosaics, Apse of Church of San Clemente, Rome

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Urban VII: The Shortest-Reigning Pope

19/5/2019

 
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Monument to Pope Urban VII by Ambrogio Buonvicino, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Monument to Pope Urban VII by Ambrogio Buonvicino

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A Masterpiece of Baroque Art

18/5/2019

 
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Interior of the church of Sant' Ignazio, Rome
Interior of the church of Sant' Ignazio

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Caravaggio's Rejected Altarpiece

17/5/2019

 
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Contarelli Chapel

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Remember You Must Die!

16/5/2019

 
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Images of Death and Dying, Church of Santa Maria dell' Orazione e Morte, Rome
Santa Maria dell' Orazione e Morte

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The Triumph of the Name of Jesus

15/5/2019

 
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The Triumph of the Name of Jesus, Fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, aka il Baciccio, Chiesa del Gesu, Rome
Fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, aka il Baciccio, Chiesa del Gesu

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The Finest Mosaic in Rome

14/5/2019

 
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Coronation of the Virgin Mary, Mosaic by Jacopo Torriti, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coronation of the Virgin Mary

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The Day Pope John Paul II Was Shot

13/5/2019

 
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Plaque marking spot where Pope John Paul ll was shot on May 13, 1981, St Peter's Square, Rome
Plaque in St Peter's Square marking the spot where Pope John Paul ll was shot on May 13th, 1981

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Trajan's Column

12/5/2019

 
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Trajan's Column, Rome
Trajan's Column

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The Ecstasy of St Teresa

11/5/2019

 
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Ecstasy of St Teresa by Bernini, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
The Ecstasy of St Teresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Rome's Big Fountain

10/5/2019

 
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Fontana dell' Acqua Paola, also known as the Fontanone, Rome
Fontana dell' Acqua Paola

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The Oldest Bridge in Rome

9/5/2019

 
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Ponte Fabricio (62 BCE), oldest surviving bridge in Rome
Ponte Fabricio (62 BCE)

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San Carlino: A Baroque Gem

8/5/2019

 
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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

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The Most Famous Keyhole in Rome

7/5/2019

 
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Keyhole view of St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Aventine Keyhole, View of St Peter's Basilica

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  • Home
  • Private Tours
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  • Rome
  • 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
    • The 'Raphael' Tapestries
  • 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
  • Images of the Eternal City
  • Churches
    • Il Gesù
    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano