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      • 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
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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
    • 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
    • Fountain of the Four Lions
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of the Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Churches
    • Chiesa Nuova
    • Chiesa del Gesù
    • San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
    • San Carlo al Corso
    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • San Giovanni in Laterano
    • San Girolamo della Carità
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Luigi dei Francesi
    • San Marco
    • San Paolo fuori le Mura
    • San Pietro in Vincoli
    • Sant' Agostino
    • Sant' Agnese in Agone
    • Sant' Andrea del Quirinale
    • Sant' Andrea della Valle
    • Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria della Pace
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maddalena
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santa Sabina
    • Santi Apostoli
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Trinità di Monti
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Pantheon
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Trajan's Column
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
    • 'Solare' Obelisk
    • 'Vatican' Obelisk
    • 'Agonalis' Obelisk
    • 'Sallustiano' Obelisk
    • 'Quirinale' Obelisk
    • 'Esquiline' Obelisk
    • 'Pinciano' Obelisk
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
  • 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

Pietro Metastasio: Poet and Librettist

30/9/2019

 
​Piazza della Chiesa Nuova
Statue of Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori, Rome
Statue of Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori

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The 'New Church'

29/9/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova), Rome
Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova)

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Rome's Second Highest Dome

28/9/2019

 
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The domes of Sant' Andrea della Valle and St Peter's Basilica, Rome
The domes of Sant' Andrea della Valle and St Peter's Basilica

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IHS: The Seal of the Society of Jesus

27/9/2019

 
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IHS, the emblem of the Jesuits, Chiesa del Gesu, Rome
IHS: Seal of the Society of Jesus

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The Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio

26/9/2019

 
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Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio, Louvre, Paris
Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio

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Art Nouveau & the Galleria Sciarra

25/9/2019

 
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The Galleria Sciarra, Rome
The Galleria Sciarra

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Santa Maria di Loreto

24/9/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome
Santa Maria di Loreto

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The Colonna & the Cannonball

23/9/2019

 
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Galleria Colonna, Palazzo Colonna, Rome
Salone Grande, Palazzo Colonna

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San Marco: National Church of Venice

22/9/2019

 
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Church of San Marco, Rome
San Marco

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A Tribute to the Roman Poet Trilussa

21/9/2019

 
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Monument to the poet Trilussa, Rome
Monument to the Roman poet Trilussa

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St Helena and the True Cross

20/9/2019

 
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Statue of St Helena signed and dated by Andrea Bolgi, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Statue of St Helena signed and dated by Andrea Bolgi

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River Island

19/9/2019

 
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The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina), Rome
The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina)

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San Bartolomeo all' Isola

18/9/2019

 
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Church of San Bartolomeo all' Isola, Rome
San Bartolomeo all' Isola

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Santi Domenico e Sisto

17/9/2019

 
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Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Santi Domenico e Sisto

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Marking Midday With a Bang

16/9/2019

 
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The cannon that marks noon on the Janiculum Hill, Rome
The 'cannon' that marks noon on the Janiculum Hill

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"One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth"

15/9/2019

 
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Fountain, church of Sant' Onofrio al Gianicolo, Rome
A view from the garden of Sant' Onofrio

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A Most Puzzling Mosaic!

14/9/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Santa Maria in Trastevere

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Porta del Popolo

13/9/2019

 
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Porta del Popolo, Rome
Outer face of the Porta del Popolo

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Santa Maria in Domnica: Mosaics

12/9/2019

 
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9th century mosaic, church of Santa Maria in Domnica, Rome
9th century mosaic, apse of Santa Maria in Domnica

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One of the Most Secluded Spots in Rome

11/9/2019

 
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Medieval cloister, church of Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome
Medieval cloister, Santi Quattro Coronati

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Palazzo Spada

10/9/2019

 
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Facade of the Palazzo Spada, Rome
Palazzo Spada

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The Madonna of Montserrat

9/9/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria in Monserrato, Rome
Virgina and Child, Santa Maria in Monserrato

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Rome's Tribute to its Polish Pope

8/9/2019

 
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Statue of Pope John Paul ll by Oliviero Rainaldi, Rome
Conversazioni (det.) by Oliviero Rainaldi

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Church of Sant' Agostino

7/9/2019

 
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Church of Sant' Agostino, Rome
Sant' Agostino

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The Miracle of the Holy House of Loreto

6/9/2019

 
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Relief of the Madonna of Loreto by Rinaldi, San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome
The Madonna of Loreto by Rinaldi, San Salvatore in Lauro

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  • Home
  • Walking Tours
  • Contact
  • Slideshow
  • Notes on 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
    • Fountain of the Four Lions
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of the Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Churches
    • Chiesa Nuova
    • Chiesa del Gesù
    • San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
    • San Carlo al Corso
    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • San Giovanni in Laterano
    • San Girolamo della Carità
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Luigi dei Francesi
    • San Marco
    • San Paolo fuori le Mura
    • San Pietro in Vincoli
    • Sant' Agostino
    • Sant' Agnese in Agone
    • Sant' Andrea del Quirinale
    • Sant' Andrea della Valle
    • Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria della Pace
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maddalena
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santa Sabina
    • Santi Apostoli
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Trinità di Monti
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Pantheon
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Trajan's Column
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
    • 'Solare' Obelisk
    • 'Vatican' Obelisk
    • 'Agonalis' Obelisk
    • 'Sallustiano' Obelisk
    • 'Quirinale' Obelisk
    • 'Esquiline' Obelisk
    • 'Pinciano' Obelisk
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
  • 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