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      • Dome
      • St Longinus
      • St Helena
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      • 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
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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
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
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    • San Pietro in Vincoli
    • Sant' Agostino
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    • Sant' Andrea della Valle
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
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    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
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    • Borromini & the Baroque
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Colosseum
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    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Theatre of Marcellus
WALKING TOURS OF ROME

Porta Maggiore

31/10/2019

 
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Porta Maggiore, Rome
Porta Maggiore: Inner Face

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The Way of Conciliation

30/10/2019

 
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Via della Conciliazione, Rome
The Via della Conciliazione

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The Church of the Florentines

29/10/2019

 
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Church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini

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Fountain of the Frogs

28/10/2019

 
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Fountain of the Frogs by Gino Coppede, Piazza Mincio, Rome
Fountain of the Frogs

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Hangovers and Headaches

27/10/2019

 
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Church of Santa Bibiana, Rome
Santa Bibiana

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Coffered Ceilings in Roman Churches

26/10/2019

 
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15th century wooden ceiling of church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
15th century wooden ceiling, Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Jubilee Church

25/10/2019

 
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Jubilee Church (Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso), Rome
The Jubilee Church (Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso)

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The Portico of Octavia

24/10/2019

 
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Portico of Octavia, Rome
Portico of Octavia

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The Holy Angel in the Fish Market

23/10/2019

 
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Chapel of St Andrew, Sant' Angelo in Pescheria, Rome
Chapel of St Andrew, Sant' Angelo in Pescheria

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A View of St Peter's from the Hill of Joy

22/10/2019

 
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View of St Peter's Basilica from Monte Mario, Rome
View of St Peter's Basilica from Monte Mario

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The Palace of Justice

21/10/2019

 
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Quadriga by Ettore Ximenes, Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia), Rome
Quadriga by Ettore Ximenes, Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia)

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St Peter's Basilica by Candlelight

20/10/2019

 
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Candle holders on the dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Candle holders on the dome of St Peter's Basilica

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The Oldest Medieval House in Rome

19/10/2019

 
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House of the Crescenzi, Rome
House of the Crescenzi

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Turning Water into Wine!

18/10/2019

 
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One of the two Fountains of the Egyptian Lions, Cordonata del Campidoglio, Rome
One of the two Fountains of the Egyptian Lions (Fontane dei Leoni Egizi)

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Santa Maria Maggiore

17/10/2019

 
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Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Great Synagogue of Rome

16/10/2019

 
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Dome of Great Synagogue of Rome
Dome of the Great Synagogue of Rome

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Frescoes by Pinturicchio

15/10/2019

 
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Fresco by Pinturicchio, Bufalini Chapel, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
The Glory of St Bernardino by Pinturicchio, Bufalini Chapel

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The Domes of Rome

14/10/2019

 
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The Art of Anamorphosis

13/10/2019

 
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Frescoes by Fra Andrea Pozzo

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The Curious Tale of Michelangelo's House

12/10/2019

 
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Facade of Michelangelo's House, Rome
Facade of Michelangelo's House

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The Church of the City of Rome

11/10/2019

 
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Flight of 124 steps leading up to Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
Santa Maria in Aracoeli

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The Baths of Nero & the Italian Constitution

10/10/2019

 
Ancient granite basin near Palazzo Madama, Rome

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St Mary of the Souls

9/10/2019

 
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Bell tower, church of Santa Maria dell' Anima, Rome
Bell tower, Santa Maria dell' Anima

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The Palace of the Puppets

8/10/2019

 
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Palace of the Puppets (Palazzo dei Pupazzi), Rome
Palazzo dei Pupazzi (Palace of the Puppets)

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San Crisogono

7/10/2019

 
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Church of San Crisogono, Rome
San Crisogono

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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
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of 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 della Valle
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria del Popolo
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
  • 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
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Colosseum
    • Pantheon
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Theatre of Marcellus