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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the statue of Pope Sixtus IV at the 15th century cloister consisting of two series of Romanesque arcades that he had commissioned at the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. Stormy view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore with its tall tower and the picturesque Umbrian valley below from the medieval hill town of Assisi.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the enormous golden statue of the virgin which dominates the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) from on top of the façade. The church is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View up along Via Santa Chiara on a gloomy wet day.
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  • Assisi. Umbria, Italy. View of large rose window, flanked by two smaller ones of the Gothic portal entrance to the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View of the enormous golden statue of the virgin which dominates the 16th century Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Church of St. Mary of the Angels) from on top of the façade. The church is much revered as the place St. Francis' lived and died.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. Stormy view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore with its tall tower and the picturesque Umbrian valley below from the medieval hill town of Assisi.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Early morning view of Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) and the shadow granite obelisk from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peters Basilica. In the foreground are some of the 13 statues in travertine that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. In the middle of Saint Peters Square is the granite obelisk which dates from the 13th century BC and was originally erected in Heliopolis, Egypt.
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  • Orvieto. Umbria. Italy. View of the stunning and grandiose marble and mosaic Gothic facade of Orvieto's famous Cathedral or Duomo which was built during the years 1290-1320.
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  • Orvieto. Umbria. Italy. View of the stunning and grandiose marble and mosaic Gothic facade of Orvieto's famous Cathedral or Duomo which was built during the years 1290-1320.
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  • Assisi. Umbria, Italy. View of the Umbrian landscape view through a window of the lower square (Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco) of the Basilica of St. Francis.
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  • Rome. Lazio. Italy. View through the arched doorway entrance of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain. The entrance was built by Francesco Borromini, and past the entrance one can see a charming garden and fountain in the embassy’s pretty courtyard.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National flag flying above the tourist lookout point on the northern corner on top of the Acropolis. The lookout provides panoramic views of the city of Athens including, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch and Lykavittos Hill.
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  • Assisi. Umbria. Italy. View on a gloomy wet day of the upper church (basilica superiore) of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi.
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  • Civita di Bagnoregio. Lazio. Italy. The awe-inspiring hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio in the province of Viterbo within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • Bracciano. Lazio. Italy. The charming small town of Bracciano, which is located on a volcanic lake (Lago di Bracciano) in the province of Roma within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • Bracciano. Lazio. Italy. The charming small town of Bracciano, which is located on a volcanic lake (Lago di Bracciano) in the province of Roma within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • Bracciano. Lazio. Italy. The charming small town of Bracciano, which is located on a volcanic lake (Lago di Bracciano) in the province of Roma within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • Bracciano. Lazio. Italy. The charming small town of Bracciano, which is located on a volcanic lake (Lago di Bracciano) in the province of Roma within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • The beautiful and romantic Garden of Ninfa is located in the territory of Cisterna di Latina within the central Italian region of Lazio, Italy.
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  • View of the serene waters of the Ninfa river and the Ponte Romano (Roman Bridge). Garden of Ninfa. Lazio. Italy.
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  • The serene waters of the Ninfa river meander through a landscape of lush vegetation and crumbling ruins. Garden of Ninfa. Lazio. Italy.
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  • A water fountain at the enclosed garden section of the beautiful and romantic Garden of Ninfa. Lazio, Italy.
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  • The serene waters of the Ninfa river meander through a landscape of lush vegetation and crumbling ruins. Garden of Ninfa. Lazio. Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Ponte Sant’ Angelo which is lined with Bernini designed Angel figures. The bridge crosses the River Tiber and leads to the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Both bridge and Castel were built around 134-139 AD.  The bridge was originally named Pon Aelius and built to give triumphal access to Hadrian’s mausoleum. Baroque Scuplter Bernini adorned the bridge with a new balustrade and ten figures of angels for Pope Clement IX (pontificate 1667-1669) and it was renamed the Ponte San’t Angelo, the bridge of Angeles.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian around 134-139 AD. Originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, the Castel was transformed into a fortified castle in the middle ages and then converted into a residence for the Popes in the Renaissance. The castle owes its name to a miracle performed by Archangel Michael in 590 AD during the reign of Pope Gregory the Great. The Angel ended a devastating plague and as gratitude the Pope renamed the castle, the castle of Angles.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Castel Sant'Angelo which was built as the Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Hadrian around 134-139 AD. Originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, the Castel was transformed into a fortified castle in the middle ages and then converted into a residence for the Popes in the Renaissance. The castle owes its name to a miracle performed by Archangel Michael in 590 AD during the reign of Pope Gregory the Great. The Angel ended a devastating plague and as gratitude the Pope renamed the castle, the castle of Angles.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of a rustic wall with windows lining a staircase that descends down to Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square).
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  • Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square), Rome, Italy. The grand square is surrounded by the twin buildings, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori which house museums and at its rear is the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio. In its centre is the copy of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.
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  • Rome. Italy. The small apse of the 8th century crypt built by Pope Hadrian that lays beneath the altar  of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin or de Schola Graeca). The church was originally built in the 6th century over the remains of an ancient building. In the 8th century Pope Hadrian transformed the church and consigned it to the Greeks who had fled the persecution in the East Roman Empire and found refuge in the nearby area. The church has been renovated and restored a number of times since that period.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a religious shrine of the crucifixion of Christ along Via di Santa Pietro in Montorio, a pedestrian walkway which ascends to the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.
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  • Rome. Italy. Panoramic view of Church domes of central Rome and the Castel Sant Angelo from the top of Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo).
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Fontana dell’ Acqua Paola, a monumental white marble fountain in Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. Commissioned by Pope Paul V, and designed by Giovanni Fontana, the fountain dates from 1612 and was built to commemorate the reopening of a 2nd century aqueduct. The large semicircular granite basin was added by Carlo Fontana in 1690.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.  Commissioned by the King of Spain and designed and completed by Bramante in 1502, the classical proportioned building is situated in the courtyard of the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio and is considered the first great true Renaissance building in Rome. It has mistakenly been believed that the temple stands on spot where Saint Peter was crucified.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill.  Commissioned by the King of Spain and designed and completed by Bramante in 1502, the classical proportioned building is situated in the courtyard of the Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio and is considered the first great true Renaissance building in Rome. It has mistakenly been believed that the temple stands on spot where Saint Peter was crucified.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the interior of the 15th century Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio, the church dedicated to Saint Peter in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. The church was built on the foundations of a 9th century chapel, where according to legend the spot of Saint Peters martyrdom.  The courtyard of the church contains the celebrated Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the elegant Renaissance façade of the 15th century Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio, the church dedicated to Saint Peter in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. The church was built on the foundations of a 9th century chapel, where according to legend the spot of Saint Peters martyrdom.  The courtyard of the church contains the celebrated Tempietto, a small elegant circular Doric columned temple tomb.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the wide concave façade of the church Sant Agnese in Agone which is located in the Piazza Navona. Dating from around 1652, the church is built at the site of where Saint Agnes, a 4th century maiden, was martyred after refusing the advances of a Roman official’s son when she was only 13 years old. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the wide concave façade of the church Sant Agnese in Agone which is located in the Piazza Navona. Dating from around 1652, the church is built at the site of where Saint Agnes, a 4th century maiden, was martyred after refusing the advances of a Roman official’s son when she was only 13 years old. The Piazza Navona as seen today was laid out in the 17th century; however it occupies the site of the 86 AD Circus of Domitian, a former stadium used for games and sporting events that had the capacity to seat 35000 people. Today the Square is one of Rome's liveliest, with many outdoor cafes, restaurants to relax at and people watch.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the pedestrian Ponte Fabricio which crosses over the River Tiber and links the mainland to the tiny Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island) located in the middle of the River. Ponte Fabricio dates from 62 BC making it the oldest standing bridge in Rome. It is also known as Ponte dei Quattro Capi due to the 4-faced Janus images found on it.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the facade of the Chiesa di Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (Church of Saint Yves at the Sapienza). Built between 1642-1600 by architect Francesco Borromini, the church is located in the interior courtyard of the Palazzo della Sapienza, former site of the University of Rome. The church is considered a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Chiesa S.Brigida (Church of Santa Brigida) located at Piazza Farnese. Built in 1513 and restored in 18th century the small convent church is dedicated to the Swedish Saint Bridget and the facade and the interior bear the coat of arms of Pope Clemens XI.
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  • The Fountain of the Naiads at the Piazza della Repubblica, Rome, Italy. The fountain is also known as Fontana Esedra.
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  • Palatine Hill. Rome. Italy. View of the long glassy esplanade that was once the ancient hippodrome Circo Massimo or Circus Maximus, which is situated beside the River Tiber in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hill. Its former grandstands could hold 300,000 spectators who watched horse and chariot races and athletic contests.
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  • Some of the marine themed mosaics lining a wall in the frigidarium central hall, Baths of Caracalla Rome Italy. The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla), the ancient Roman Public baths and leisure centre, were completed in AD 217 during the reign of the Roman Emperor Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla are located in the Caelian Hill (Celian Hill) area of Southern Rome.
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  • View over the southwest garden and pine trees to the ruins buildings of the Baths of Caracalla Rome Italy. The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla), the ancient Roman Public baths and leisure centre, were completed in AD 217 during the reign of the Roman Emperor Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla are located in the Caelian Hill (Celian Hill) area of Southern Rome.
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  • Re-erected Corinthian columns and entablature of Julius Caesar’s Temple of Venus Genetrix, Forum of Caesar. Rome Italy. The temple was built in 46 BC and dedicated to the Roman goddess of motherhood.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of crowds of people tourists at the Roman Forum walking towards the Arch of Titus. The Arch of Titus is Rome’s oldest triumphal Arch and was erected in 81 AD by Domitian after the death of the emperor Titus to honour his victory (Titus) in Judean War. The Roman Forum was the centre of political, commercial and judicial life in ancient Rome.
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  • Rome. Italy. Elevated view of the central section of the Roman forum. To the left are the monolithic Corinthian column pronaos and flight of steps of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. In centre is the circular Temple of Romulus. To the right two of the three monumental barrel vaulted niches and arches of the Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius. In the foreground are the courtyard ruins of the House of the Vestal Virgins, lined with mostly headless statues.
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  • Close view of the sculptural art detail of Trajan’s column in the forum of Roman emperor Trajan, Rome, Italy. The free standing and marble Trajan's Column was built in 113 AD and dedicated to Trajan by Hadrian in memory of his two military campaigns in Dacia – now Romania.  The spiral frieze depicts scenes form the various battles.
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  • The markets of Trajan and the Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi or House of the Knights of Rhodes. Rome Italy. Using the spoils of victory against the Dacians, Emperor Trajan financed the semicircular brick building (markets) which was built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus in the 2nd century AD. A wonder of the Classical world, the building is laid out over six terraced floors and contains over 150 shops.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the exterior of the epic Colosseum exterior which is one of ancient Rome's greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. Completed in A.D. 80, the monumental four storey building is the largest amphitheatre ever built by the Romans and endures as an emblem of past glories. The Colosseum at its peak accommodated 70,000 spectators to watch gladiatorial contests, animal hunts and the arena could be flooded for mock sea battles. The Colosseum is a UNESCO world Heritage Site as part of the Historical centre of Rome listing.
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  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • The San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the famous Caravaggio Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus at the Cerasi Chapel. Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
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  • Rome. Lazio. Italy. View of the Fountain statue of Silenus which rests above a marble tub of water on the corner of via del Babuino and via dei Greci. The sculpture is nicknamed il babuino—the baboon—because of his ugly appearance.
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  • Valentino designer store. Spanish Steps. Rome. Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the 16th century Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala (The Church of St Mary of the Stairway) in Trastevere. Th Church was built as a sanctuary for an image of the Virgin Mary which performed miracles on the steps of a dwelling in the area in 1592
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a narrow cobbled street with a pizzeria in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of a narrow cobbled street with a pizzeria in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of trattoria with a leafy green façade with lamps along a cobbled street in Trastevere.
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  • Rome. Italy. On top of the Trevi Fountain facade is the gigantic coat of arms of Pope Clement XII who commissioned the build. The Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) is Rome’s largest and most famous fountain and is located in the Quirinal quarter of Rome. Built between 1732 and 1762, the fountain’s central niche features the Roman Sea God Neptune in shell shaped chariot being pulled by seahorses driven by Tritons. The side niches contain statues of Abundance (left) and Healing (right) by Filippo Valle.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The statue of Saint Paul on a pedestal at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  The statue was built in 1938 by Adamo Tadolini. In the background above Saint Peters Basilica are some of statues on the balustrade that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left clock on top of the façade of Saint Peters Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Wide sweeping view of Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) and Rome from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. In the foreground are the 13 statues in travertine that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. In the middle of Saint Peters Square is the granite obelisk which dates from the 13th century BC and was originally erected in Heliopolis, Egypt. It was brought to Rome in 37 BC by the Emperor Caligula.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left fountain at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  This fountain was built by Bernini in 1675 when he redesigned the square. For purposes of symmetry he built this fountain to be identical to the one built by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of a Swiss Guard at the entrance to the Vatican in Rome. Swiss Guards have been the personal bodyguards of 42 popes for the last 500 years. They number only about 100, and to qualify, one must be Swiss, have completed Swiss military service, be a Catholic between the ages of 19 and 30, and sign up for at least two years
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  • Rome. Italy. Northern view from the Pincio or Pinician Hill of Rome skyline which is dominated church domes and the Basilica of Saint Peters and Vatican.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Square of Saint Cecilia Grand entrance and the courtyard of the Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere). Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in the 5h century, according to legend over the house of Saint Cecilia and her husband St. Valerian. Cecilia suffered martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). In the 9th century Pope Paschal I completely renovated the building, added the Apse mosaics and had the body of the Saint Cecilia and her husband moved there from the Catacombe di San Callisto.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Porta San Giovanni which is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of Rome and was inaugurated in 1574,
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  • Rome. Italy. This image was captured at the Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San di Giovanni in Laterano) located in Southern Rome. The Basilica is dedicated to Jesus Christ and Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist. It was commissioned by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and is the oldest Church in Rome.  It has been referred to as “The Mother of all Churches’ by the Catholic Church and is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope.
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  • Villa Doria Pamphili. Rome. Italy. View of the statue of Pan and the decorated stage wall, the only remaining feature of the open air theatre at the Villa Doria Pamphili on the Janiculum Hill. Designed by Alessandro Algardi, the wall features various ancient themes including some representing scenes from the Greek region of Arcadia which was fashionable at the time. The statue of Pan, Greek god of shepherds and rustic music and pan pipes dates from the 18th century and is placed in the centre of theatre. The Villa was laid out under the direction of Alessandro Algardi in the 17th century for Prince Camillo Pamphili nephew of Pope Innocent X. The villa and its surrounding grounds form Rome’s largest Public Park and is a haven for joggers and picnickers.
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  • Villa Giulia. Rome. Italy. View of a replica Etruscan temple built in 1891 by Count Adolfo Cozza in the gardens of the Villa Giulia. The design is based on historical account by Vitruvius and 19th century excavations. The Villa Giulia was commissioned by Pope Julius III in 1550–1555 to be used as his leisure residence. Important architects of the time worked on the build, including, Ammanati, Vasari and Vignola, the Popes favourite architect. Michelangelo was also consulted for advice. It is now the location of the Museo Nazionale Etrusco (National Etruscan Museum).
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  • Rome. Italy. The ancient Roman road known as The Appian Way (Via Appia Antica) located in the Park of the Appia Antica in Southern Rome.
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  • View of the curved north end of the monumental mystical Canopus. Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. The Canopus is a reflecting pool 228 metres long and lined and surrounded by columns and statues. It is believed to have been inspired by the canal that linked Alexandria in Egypt to ancient Canopus which was a sanctuary of the God Serapis. Another theory is that is actually representing the Mediterranean as it includes elements from the region including copies of the caryatids from the Erechtheion in Athens and two Amazons that adorned the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus sculpted by Phidias, the ancient Greek sculptor.
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  • Caryatid copies from the Athenian Erechtheion lining the Canopus. Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. The Canopus is a reflecting pool 228 metres long and lined and surrounded by columns and statues. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site
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  • View of the curved north end of the monumental mystical Canopus. Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. The Canopus is a reflecting pool 228 metres long and lined and surrounded by columns and statues. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the curved north end of the monumental mystical Canopus. Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. The Canopus is a reflecting pool 228 metres long and lined and surrounded by columns and statues. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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  • The rear of the Casino of Semicircular Arcades. Hadrian's Villa. Tivoli. Italy. Hadrian’s villa, a private summer imperial retreat, is vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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  • The Temple to Venus of Cnidus with replica Aphrodite statue, Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. The temple was modelled on the Greek Temple in Knidos which featured the celebrated 4th century BC statue of Aphrodite by Greek master Praxiteles. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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  • Parco Villa Gregoriana. Tivoli. Italy. View of the Roman Temple of Vesta panoramically located on the acropolis overlooking the of Parco Villa Gregoriana and Aniene valley at Tivoli. Inspired by the Ancient Greek temple of Athena Pronaia at Delphi, the circular temple dates from 1st century BC, and has ten of original fluted Corinthian columns still standing.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. Part View of the elaborate Fountain of Rometta designed by Pirro Ligorio and executed by Curzio Maccarone between 1567 and 1570 to represent ancient Rome. This semicircular theatre has numerous fountains and sculptures, including, representations of the Seven Hills of Rome, an boat with an obelisk as a mast, symbol of the Isola Tiberina, a seated statue of Rome Victorious, the wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus and arches and aqueducts. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d’Este. Tivoli. Italy. View of Fontana Della Madre Natura with a statue of Diana of Ephesus, the great nature goddess.  Sculpted by Gillis van den Vliete in 1568, the statue was originally part of the Fountain of the Organ, but was relocated in the 17th century as it was felt to be overly pagan in appearance.  Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Villa d Este. Tivoli. Italy. View over the level gardens and fishponds of the spectacular and cascading fountain of Neptune with its jets of water spurting up to 14 metres high. Above it on the terrace is the monumental fountain of the Organ. Villa d’Este, renowned for its spectacular use of water, represents the quintessence of the Italian garden of the High Renaissance. It is a designated UNESCO world heritage site
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  • The narrow paved street Vicolo dei Vettii with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting wet feet, Pompeii Italy.
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  • House of the Faun tablinum floor, white geometric patterns paved with pieces of black, white and green stone, Pompeii Italy.
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  • Looking across the impluvium in atrium, tablinum and peristyle of the House of LL. Laeli, Trophimus ed Erastus, Pompeii Italy. The house is also known as Casa dell’Argenteria or Casa dei Vasi d’Argento and is located on street Vicolo di Mercurio.
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  • View of broken mills a bench and the oven in the bakery at the House of Pansa, Pompeii Italy. Occupying a whole block of the ancient city, the House of Pansa original structure dates back to the Samnite period and was modified over many hundreds of years
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  • Portico fluted Doric columns at the south end of the Forum, Pompeii, Italy. The Forum was the centre of political, economic and religious life in Pompeii.
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  • View of the across the atrium towards the tablinum of the Casa di Sallustio or House of Sallust at Pompeii Italy. The House originally dates from the 4th century BC with major modifications taken place in the 2nd century BC.
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  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and north side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe.  The Temple has 36 fluted Doric columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy.  View to the left of the Casa di Diana which is located on the corner of Via dei Balconi and Via Dei Diana. Dating from the second half of the second century AD, the Casa di Diana, one of more affluent insula of the town, was originally multi-storey with taverns and shops on the ground level and spacious flats above, with its own latrine, balconies, cistern and pool in its court.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy. View of the central section of the courtyard of the Macellum or Market which sold meat. In its centre there is a rectangular basin and behind is the Podium which was supported by six marble columns set against it.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy. View of the marble altar of the Temple of Hercules Victor or Tempio di Ercole dating from the end of the 2nd century AD. It is the largest temple in the sacred area of three Republican temples. Its pronaos which originally had six columns leading to a cella, is paved in black and white mosaics and is reached by a flight of wide steps. The pronaos has marble altar in its centre donated by Hostlius Antipater in the 4th century and a marble statue of a naked resting male figure which is the an romanticized portrait  of C. Cartilius Poplicola, an prominent figure in Ostia in the first century BC.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy. View of a marble statue of a naked resting male figure which is a romanticized portrait sculpture of C. Cartilius Poplicola, an prominent figure in Ostia in the first century BC. The statue is on the pronaos of the Temple of Hercules Victor or Tempio di Ercole dating from the end of the 2nd century AD and the largest temple in the sacred area of three Republican temples.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy.  View of the 3rd century AD tabernae of the fishmongers which sold fresh fish and cooked fish. In its centre there is a well preserved marble sales counter, against the wall is a fish  basin and there traces of ovens which suggest fish was cooked here as well. The shop is located on a junction that would have been very busy in its time. Founded at the mouth of the Tiber 30 kilometres to the west of Rome, Ostia was the sea gateway and chief port of ancient Rome and its well preserved ruins endure in a beautiful park of Umbrella pines and cypresses.
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  • Ostia Antica. Lazio. Italy.  View inside room 6 of the fascinating Thermopolium which was an ancient tavern or snack bar selling food and drinks. In view is a marble side table with three stepped shelves with a wall painting of fruit and vegetables above it. The intact Thermopolium dates from the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD).
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  • Naples.  Italy. Lower section of the Chiesa di San Paolo Maggiore in the historical centre of the city of Naples. Originally dating from the 9th century on the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Dioscuri, the church standing today was rebuilt in 1603 by Francesco Grinaldi. The entrance is reached by a grand spiral double staircase and the facade has two tall Corinthian columns which are from the ancient Roman temple.
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  • Naples Italy. Neoclassical church of San Francesco di Paola which flanks the Piazza del Plebiscito with its colonnade arcades. Resembling the Pantheon in Rome the impressive church was built between 1817 and 1846 by Pietro Bianchi after it was commissioned by Ferdinand I to celebrate the end of his exile and the return of Bourbon dynasty to power. The equestrian statues of Charles III and Ferdinand IV stand in front of the building.
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