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      • Altar of Pope Leo the Great
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      • 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
WALKING TOURS OF ROME

Rome's Smallest Bell Tower

31/8/2019

 
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Bell tower, San Benedetto in Piscinula, Rome
San Benedetto in Piscinula

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A Late Masterpiece by Bernini

30/8/2019

 
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Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Bernini, San Francesco a Ripa, Rome
Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, Altieri Chapel, San Francesco a Ripa

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Madame Lucrezia

29/8/2019

 
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Madame Lucrezia, Piazza San Marco, Rome
Madame Lucrezia

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The Original Angel of Grief

28/8/2019

 
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Angel of Grief by William Wetmore Story, 'Protestant' Cemetery, Rome
Angel of Grief by William Wetmore Story

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The Best Views in Town

27/8/2019

 
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View-from-the dome-of-St-Peters-Basilica, Rome
A view from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica

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Borromini: Genius of the Baroque

26/8/2019

 
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Tomb of Francesco Borromini, San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, RomePicture
Tomb of Francesco Borromini, San Giovanni dei Fiorentini

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The Tomb of the First King of Italy

25/8/2019

 
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Tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy, Pantheon, Rome
Tomb of King Vittorio Emanuele II, Pantheon

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Rome's Oldest Apse Mosaic

24/8/2019

 
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Apse Mosaic, church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome
Apse mosaic, Santa Pudenziana

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The Triumph of Divine Providence

23/8/2019

 
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Triumph of Divine Providence (det.) by Pietro da Cortona, Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Triumph of Divine Providence (det.) by Pietro da Cortona

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Mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore

22/8/2019

 
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Coronation of Virgin Mary, mosaic in Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coronation of Mary

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Sant' Andrea al Quirinale

21/8/2019

 
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Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Sant' Andrea al Quirinale

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The Monument to Pope Clement XIV

20/8/2019

 
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Funerary monument to Pope Clement XIV by Canova, Santi Apostoli, Rome
Funerary monument to Pope Clement XIV

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The Many Lives of the Mausoleum of Augustus

19/8/2019

 
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Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome
Mausoleum of Augustus

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Temple of Hercules Victor

18/8/2019

 
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Temple of Hercules Victor, Rome
Temple of Hercules Victor

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Fountain of the Lateran Obelisk

17/8/2019

 
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Fountain of the Lateran Obelisk, Rome
Fountain of the Lateran Obelisk

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The Oldest Baptistery in the World

16/8/2019

 
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Vault of the Lateran Baptistery, Rome
Vault of the Lateran Baptistery

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St John Lateran: 16th Century Ceiling

15/8/2019

 
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Wooden ceiling, San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
Gilded and painted wooden ceiling

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St John Lateran: The Twelve Apostles

14/8/2019

 
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Statue of St Peter by Pierre-Etienne Monnot, San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
St Peter by Pierre-Etienne Monnot

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Miracle of the Madonna of the Snow

13/8/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Santa Maria Maggiore

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AUC: From the Founding of the City

12/8/2019

 
Via delle Colonnette/Via Antonio Canova
Plaque and bust to Antonio Canova, Rome
Plaque to Antonio Canova

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The 'Garden of Paradise'

11/8/2019

 
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Entrance to chapel of San Zenone, Santa Prassede, Rome
Entrance to the Chapel of St Zeno

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San Carlo al Corso

10/8/2019

 
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Dome of the church of Ss Ambrogio e Carlo, Rome
San Carlo al Corso

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One of Rome's Most Attractive Parks

9/8/2019

 
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Terrace of the Pincio, Rome
View of St Peter's Basilica from the terrace of the Pincio

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Rome's Largest Cemetery

8/8/2019

 
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Chapel, Cemetery of Verano, Rome
Chapel, Cemetery of Verano

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St Peter's Square

7/8/2019

 
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Aerial view of St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Square, Rome
Aerial view of St Peter's Square

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  • Home
  • Private Tours
  • Small-Group Tours
  • Contact
  • 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
  • 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