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    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

Sphere Within a Sphere

28/8/2020

 
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Sphere Within a Sphere, sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, Vatican Museums, Rome
Sphere Within a Sphere by Arnaldo Pomodoro

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Fascism & the Fountain in Piazza Mazzini

26/8/2020

 
Piazza Mazzini
Fountain in Piazza Mazzini, Rome
Fountain in Piazza Mazzini

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The 'Arch of Janus'

25/8/2020

 
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'Arch of Janus', Rome
The 'Arch of Janus'

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The Fountain of the World

23/8/2020

 
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Fountain of the Grand Sphere, Palazzo della Farnesina, Rome Picture
Fountain of the Grand Sphere

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'Novecento'

22/8/2020

 
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Novecento Fountain, Piazzale Nervi, Rome
Novecento by Arnaldo Pomodoro

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Two Monumental, Matching Altars

18/8/2020

 
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Altar of St Aloysius Gonzaga, church of Sant' Ignazio di Loyola, Rome
Altar of St Aloysius Gonzaga

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Ferragosto: Feast of the Assumption

15/8/2020

 
Assumption of the Virgin, mosaic by Pietro Cavallini, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Assumption of the Virgin, Santa Maria in Trastevere

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The Forum of Nerva: Past & Present

14/8/2020

 
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Old photograph of the two 'Colonnace' before excavation, Forum of Nerva, Rome
The 'Colonnace' before excavation

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Chateaubriand's Monument to Poussin

12/8/2020

 
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Monument to Nicholas Poussin, church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome
Monument to Nicholas Poussin, San Lorenzo in Lucina

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Mosaic of Christ Freeing Two Slaves

11/8/2020

 
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Mosaic, church of San Tommaso in Formis, Rome
'Christ Freeing Two Slaves', Mosaic (1218)

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The 'Tears of Saint Lawrence'

10/8/2020

 
Statue of Saint Lawrence, church of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome
Statue of Saint Lawrence, San Lorenzo fuori le Mura

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'From the Jaws of the Devil'

9/8/2020

 
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Church of Santa Caterina dei Funari, Rome
Santa Caterina dei Funari

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The Spada Chapel: A Baroque Gem

8/8/2020

 
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Spada Chapel, church of San Girolamo della Carità, Rome
The Spada Chapel

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'Domine, Quo Vadis?'

8/8/2020

 
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Church of Domine Quo Vadis, Rome
Domine Quo Vadis

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The Madonna of Childbirth

7/8/2020

 
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Madonna of Childbirth by Jacopo Sansovino, church of Sant' Agostino, Rome
Madonna of Childbirth by Jacopo Sansovino, Sant' Agostino

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Funerary Monument to Pope Sixtus IV

7/8/2020

 
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Funerary monument of Pope Sixtus IV by Antonio del Pollaiuolo, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Funerary monument to Pope Sixtus IV by Antonio del Pollaiuolo

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The Church of San Macuto

3/8/2020

 
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Church of San Macuto, Rome
San Macuto

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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