Blog Posts: 2019

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31.12: Pantheon: Plaque to Arcangelo Corelli 
30.12: Coat of Arms of the House of Savoy
29.12: Church of Santa Rita da Cascia in Campitelli
27.12: Villa Torlonia and Gardens
24.12: St Peter’s Basilica: The Thirty-Nine Statues of Founder Saints 
23.12: San Giovanni in Laterano: Bronze Doors of Senate: From Curia to Cathedral
22.12: Triclinium of Pope Leo III
21.12: Lateran Palace
20.12: St Peter’s Basilica: Dome Mosaics 
19.12: EUR: Palazzo degli Uffici: Disguising the Face of Fascism
18.12: EUR: Palazzo dell’ INPS & Palazzo dell’ INA: Four Maritime Republics
16.12: St Peter’s Basilica: Statues Atop the Facade 
15.12: St Peter’s Square: The Embrace of Mother Church
14.12: St Peter’s Square: Statues of St Peter & St Paul
13.12: St John Lateran: Porta Santa (Holy Door) by Floriano Bodini 
11.12: Museum of the Souls of Purgatory
09.12: Palazzo della Consulta
08.12: Roman Time & the Six-Hour Clock
06.12: Popes, Portraits & the End of the World
05.12: Russian Orthodox Church of St Catherine Martyr: From Russia with Love
04.12: Vatican Museums: Fountain of the Pinecone
02.12: Palazzo Nuovo: Marforio: One of the Six Talking Statues

30.11: Hotel Minerva: Plaque to Stendhal
29.11: Santi Apostoli: Bessarion Chapel: Unearthing a Lost Chapel
28.11: Villa Doria Pamphilj: Casino del Bel Respiro
27.11: St Peter’s Basilica: Holy-Water Stoups 
26.11: Pantheon: Bees, Barbarians & the Barberini
25.11: Pantheon: Largest Concrete Dome in the World 
24.11: The Dome of St Peter’s Basilica and the Optical Illusion 
23.11: St Catherine of Siena by Francesco Messina
22.11: Pharmacy of the Popes
21.11: Palazzo Doria Pamphilj: Doves and Lilies
20.11: Santa Maria del Popolo: Funerary Monument to a Young Princess
19.11: The Crypt of the Capuchins 
17.11: Piazza Bocca della Verita: Fountain of the Tritons
16.11: Palazzo Venezia: Madonnella di San Marco
15.11: Via Margutta: Plaque to Pablo Picasso
14.11: Porta San Paolo 
13.11: Sant’ Atanasio dei Greci: Clock face: The Pope’s Dragon
12.11: Church: Santa Barbara dei Librai
11.11: Fountain in Piazza Colonna
10.11: Sant’ Andrea delle Fratte: Borromini’s Bell Tower 
09.11: Fountain of the ‘Soup Tureen’
08.11: Palazzo di Propaganda di Fide: Bernini Versus Borromini
07.11: Sant’ Andrea delle Fratte: Bernini’s Two Angels
05.11: Twin Fountains of Valle Giulia
04.11: Via dei Fori Imperiali: Maps & Mussolini
03.11: Santi Apostoli: Monument to Michelangelo 
02.11: Sant’ Agnese fuori le Mura: Blessing of the Lambs
01.11: Ponte Sisto: First Bridge Since Antiquity
 
30.10: Via della Conciliazione: Road of Conciliation
28.10: Fountain of the Frogs
27.10: Santa Bibiana
26.10: Coffered Ceilings in Roman Churches 
25.10: Jubilee Church
24.10: Portico of Octavia
23.10: Church of Sant’ Angelo in Pescheria
22.10: View of St Peter’s from Monte Mario  
21.10: Palace of Justice
20.10: St Peter’s Basilica by Candlelight
19.10: Casa dei Crescenzi: Oldest Medieval House in Rome
18.10: Fountains of the Egyptian Lions: Turning Water into Wine
17.10: Santa Maria Maggiore: Column of Peace 
16.10: Great Synagogue
15.10: Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Bufalini Chapel & Frescoes by Pinturicchio
14.10: The Domes of Rome 
13.10: Rooms of St Ignatius Loyola: Frescoes by Pozzo & the Art of Anamorphosis
12.10: The Curious Tale of Michelangelo’s House 
11.10: Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Altar to Heaven
10.10: Baths of Nero & the Italian Constitution
09.10: Santa Maria dell’ Anima: Bell Tower 
08.10: Palazzo dei Pupazzi: Palace of the Puppets
06.10: Stolpersteine: Stumbling-Stones
04.10: Fountain of the Amphorae
02.10: House of Lorenzo Manilio
01.10: Oratorio dei Filippini: Oratory of St Philip Neri by Borromini

30.09: Monument to Pietro Metastasio, Poet & Librettist
28.09: Sant’ Andrea della Valle: Second Highest Dome in Rome
27.09: IHS: Seal of the Society of Jesus 
26.09: Santa Maria della Scala: Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin 
25.09: Art Nouveau & the Galleria Sciarra
23.09: The Cannonball & the Galleria Colonna
22.09: San Marco: National Church of Venice
21.09: Monument to the Roman Poet Trilussa
16.09: Cannone del Mezzogiorno: Marking Midday With a Bang
13.09: Porta del Popolo 
11.09: Santi Quattro Coronati: Cloister: One of the Most Secluded Spots in Rome
10.09: Palazzo Spada
09.09: Santa Maria in Monserrato: The Madonna of Montserrat
08.09: Pope John Paul ll by Oliviero Rainaldi: Rome’s Tribute to its Polish Pope
06.09: San Salvatore in Lauro: The Miracle of the Holy House of Loreto
05.09: Santi Quattro Coronati: Medieval Frescoes in the Aula Gotica
04.09: St Paul Outside the Walls: Apse Mosaic 
02.09: Mosaics by Ferrazzi: A Modern Take on an Ancient Myth 
01.09: Santa Maria in Campitelli: Altieri Chapel

31.08: San Benedetto in Piscinula: Rome’s Smallest Bell Tower
30.08: San Francesco a Ripa: Blessed Ludovica Albertoni: Late Masterpiece by Bernini
29.08: Madame Lucrezia
28.08: Protestant Cemetery: The Angel of Grief
27.08: St Peter’s Basilica: One of the Best Views in Rome
26.08: San Giovanni dei Fiorentini: Tomb of Borromini
25.08: Pantheon: Tombs of the First Two Kings of Italy 
24.08: Santa Pudenziana: Oldest Apse Mosaic
23.08: Palazzo Barberini: Ceiling Fresco by Pietro da Cortona
20.08: Santi Apostoli: Funerary monument to Pope Clement XIV 
19.08: Many Lives of the Mausoleum of Augustus
18.08: Temple of Hercules Victor 
17.08: Fountain of the Lateran Obelisk 
15.08: St John Lateran: 16th Century Wooden Ceiling 
14.08: St John Lateran: Twelve Apostles 
13.08: Santa Maria Maggiore: Facade by Ferdinando Fuga
12.08: Ab Urbe Condita (A.U.C): From the Founding of the City 
09.08: The Pincio: One of Rome’s Most Attractive Parks
08.08: Campo Verano: Rome’s Largest Cemetery
03.08: Santi Luca e Martina: The Barberini Bees
02.08: San Clemente: Castiglione Chapel: Frescoes by Masolino 
01.08: Fountain of the Baboon (Fontana del Babuino)

29.07: Temple of Vesta 
28.07: Swiss Guards: World’s Smallest Army
26.07: Cistercian church of San Nicola Castrum Caetani
25.07: San Sebastiano fuori le Mura: St Sebastian by Giuseppe Giorgetti 
24.07: Pantheon: 14 Stations of the Cross by Severino 
23.07: Porta San Sebastiano 
20.07: Church of Sant' Urbano alla Caffarella
17.07: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Carafa Chapel 
16.07: Santa Maria della Pace: Cloister of Bramante
15.07: Water-clocks
14.07: Equestrian Statue of Anita Garibaldi
13.07: Santi Apostoli: Decoding a Rather Unusual Inscription 
12.07: Etruscan Museum: Sarcophagus of the Spouses
11.07: Chiesa del Gesu: Triumph of Religion Over Heresy 
10.07: The Lovers’ Fountain 
09.07: Street Shrines: Madonnelle
08.07: San Battista Giovanni dei Genovesi: One of the Finest Renaissance Cloisters
07.07: Forma Urbis Romae: A Monumental Map of Ancient Rome
05.07: The 'Square' Colosseum
04.07: St Peter’s Square: Plaque Marking the Shooting of Pope John Paul II
03.07: Mouth of Truth: Rome’s Very Own Lie Detector
02.07: Ponte Rotto: Rome’s Broken Bridge
01.07: Castel Sant’ Angelo: Castle of the Archangel 

30.06: Palazzo Senatorio
29.06: St Peter and St Paul: Patron Saints of Rome
28.06: Temple of Venus and Roma: Largest Temple Ever Built in Rome
27.06: Palatine: Farnese Gardens
26.06: San Giovanni in Laterano: Cloister 
25.06: Villa Borghese Gardens
23.06: Twin fountains in Piazza Farnese
22.06: Santa Maria in Aracoeli: Stairway to Heaven 
19.06: Palazzo della Cancelleria: The Renaissance Arrives in Rome
18.06: The Year 1582 and the Missing Ten Days!
17.06: Museo Napoleonico: A Museum to Napoleon and His Family
16.06: Canova Tadolini Museum: Coffee and Cake Amidst the Casts
14.06: Grattachecca: A Very Roman Tradition
13.06: Villa Medici 
12.06: Circus Maximus: The Oldest and Largest Stadium in Rome
10.06: Villa Borghese: Monument to Goethe
09.06: Pentecost at the Pantheon 
08.06: Secret Cloisters of San Cosimato
07.06: Romulus and Remus: The Most Famous Twins in History
06.06: Santa Maria Annunziata ai Monti 
05.06: Palazzo Borghese: Bath of Venus 
04.06: The Monument to Mussolini
03.06: Courtyard of Palazzo Venezia: An Oasis of Peace and Tranquillity
02.06: Street of the Marble Foot
01.06: Casino dell’ Aurora

27.05: Two Plaques to Bernini
26.05: San Pietro in Vincoli: Moses by Michelangelo 
25.05: Palazzo Madama: Seat of the Senate
24.05: Oratorio del Gonfalone
22.05: Galleria Borghese: Apollo and Daphne by Bernini 
21.05: Villa Farnesina 
19.05: Monument to Pope Urban VII, the Shortest-Reigning Pope
18.05: Sant’ Ignazio: A Masterpiece of Baroque Art 
17.05: San Luigi dei Francesi: Contarelli Chapel: Caravaggio’s Rejected Masterpiece 
16.05: Santa Maria dell’ Orazione e Morte: The Church of Death
15.05: Chiesa del Gesu: Fresco by il Baciccio: Triumph of the Name of Jesus
11.05: Santa Maria della Vittoria: Ecstasy of St. Teresa 
07.05: The Most Famous Keyhole in Rome
05.05: Plaque to James Joyce: ‘Let the ruins rot’
04.05: The ‘Twin’ Churches 
02.05: Sant’ Andrea della Valle: Case of the Missing Angel 
01.05: Capitoline Museums: Colossus of Constantine 

30.04: Centrale Montemartini: One of the Most Fascinating Museums in Rome
29.04: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Tomb of St Catherine of Siena 
28.04: Plaques to Fellini
24.04: Campo de’ Fiori: Monument to Giordano Bruno
22.04: Piazza del Popolo: Once a Place For Public Executions
21.04: Happy Birthday, Rome
18.04: Santa Maria Maggiore: The Other Sistine Chapel 
17.04: San Giovanni in Laterano: Mother of All Churches
16.04: Palazzo del Quirinale: From Popes to Presidents
15.04: Palazzo Bonaparte: Home to Napoleon’s Mother
14.04: Vatican Museums: Crossing the Threshold
11.04: The Tale of the Tower of the Monkey
10.04: Santa Maria in Trastevere: An Eye-Catching Memorial
08.04: Vatican: The Galleon Fountain 
07.04: Galleria Doria Pamphilj: Pope Innocent X by Velazquez
06.04: Museo Barracco: A Charming, but Little-Visited Museum
04.04: Galleria Farnese: Loves of the Gods
03.04: Statues of Castor and Pollux
02.04: Massacre of Rome
01.04: The Six ‘Talking’ Statues

30.03: The Church & the Stag’s Head 
29.03: Flood Plaques 
28.03: Santa Cecilia in Trastevere: Last Judgement by Cavallini 
27.03: Preserving the Popes’ Praecordia
25.03: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Providing Dowries for Poor Girls 
24.03: Ruota degli Esposti (Wheel of the Exposed): Abandoned Babies
23.03: Ara Pacis: Altar of Peace
21.03: Papal Coats of Arms
18.03: Piazza del Quirinale: Fountain of the Dioscuri
15.03: Area Sacra di Largo Argentina: Assassination of Julius Caesar
15.03: Santa Francesca Romana: Patron Saint of Car Drivers 
14.03: Hunting Pollution: Europe’s Largest Eco-Friendly Mural
13.03: Keats-Shelley House: Plaque to Keats
11.03: Casina delle Civette: House of the Owls
09.03: Art of the Cosmati
08.03: Surviving Signs of the Fascist Era
06.03: Quartiere Coppedè: One of Rome’s Quirkiest Quarters
05.03: Ponte Sant’ Angelo: The 'Fallen' Angel
03.03: The ‘Boxer at Rest’
02.03: Santa Maria Maggiore: Bernini’s Tomb 
01.03: Santi Quattro Coronati: Chapel of St Sylvester: A Hidden Gem of Medieval Art

26.02: Ponte Milvio: The Bridge and the Battle that Changed the Course of History
25.02: Borghese Gallery: Paolina Borghese by Canova
24.02: St Paul Outside the Walls: One of Rome’s Most Beautiful Cloisters 
22.02: Palazzo Montecitorio: Time Flies
21.02: Barberini Bees
20.02: Villa Giulia: Museo Etrusco Nazionale
19.02: Isola Tiberina: Healing and the Rod of Aesculapius
15.02: Fountain of the Porter
14.02: Vatican Museums: The ‘Braschi’ Antinous
13.02: Michelangelo’s Pieta: The Only Work of Art Michelangelo Ever Signed
12.02: Fountain of the Four Rivers: Why Does the River Nile Hide its Face?
10.02: Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius: A Fortunate Case of Mistaken Identity
09.02: The Emperor Who Never Aged!
07.02: Sant’ Agnese in Agone: St Agnes, Patron Saint of Chastity
06.02: A Queen, a Fountain and a Cannonball
05.02: Antico Caffè Greco: Oldest Cafe in Rome
04.02: Palazzo Zuccari: House of the Monsters
03.02: Trevi Fountain & La Dolce Vita 
02.02: Babington’s Tea Rooms
01.02: Street Fountains 

30.01: Chiesa del Gesù: Macchina Barocca: A 300-Year-Old Baroque Spectacle
29.01: Rome's Lighthouse!
28.01: Gammarelli: Tailor to the Popes
27.01: The Largest Statue in Rome 
26.01: Lago di Piazza Navona 
25.01: Protestant Cemetery: Keats’ Grave
24.01: How the Colosseum Gained its Name
23.01: The Cardinal’s Clock
22.01: S.P.Q.R.
18.01: The ‘Keyhole’ View of St Peter’s Basilica 
17.01: Santa Sabina: Relief of the Crucifixion
16.01: Porta Pia and the End of Papal Rule
13.01: Monument to Belli: The People’s Poet
12.01: Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs)
08.01: The Pope’s Elephant 
07.01: Santa Maria Maggiore: A Modern Stained Glass Window 
06.01: Ostia Antica: The Castle of Pope Julius II
05.01: Ostia Antica
04.01: Via Appia: The Queen of Roads
02.01: Santa Maria in Trastevere: Cupola of the Avila Chapel 
01.01: Images of Death in Roman Churches