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  • Rhodes. Greece. View inside the small 14th century Church of our Lady which was originally built by the Knights of St John and is part of the monastery structure at Filerimos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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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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  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos which is dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. The Italian built a tree hooded avenue called "Calvary" which is lined with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus. These are located on the tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with the stone altars and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the foundations and column fragments of the Temple of Athena Polias, a Doric structure of the 4th century BC. In the background is the 14th century golden walled Church of our Lady which was built by the Knights of St John and is the most impressive building at Ialyssos. The structure includes no less than four chapels and a monastery, which were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the 14th century golden walled Church of our Lady which was built by the Knights of St John and is the most impressive building at ancient Ialyssos. The structure includes chapels and a monastery, which were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. In front of the church is a sunken 6th century baptismal font. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_014.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of a courtyard well and the bell tower of 14th century golden walled Church of our Lady which was built by the Knights of St John and is the most impressive building at Ialyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_013.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos which is dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. The Italian built a tree hooded avenue called "Calvary" which is lined with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_057.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus. These are located on the tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with the stone altars and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_052.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus. These are located on the tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with the stone altars and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_050.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_048.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of lit glowing candles inside the Church of our Lady which was built by the Knights of St John and is the most impressive building at Ialyssos. The structure includes no less than four chapels and a monastery, which were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. In front of the church is a sunken 6th century baptismal font. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_039.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. A religious icon of a Saint in front of a monastic cell at the 14th century monastery at Ialyssos. The monastery structures which were originally built by the Knights of St John were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_031.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the 14th century golden walled Church of our Lady which was built by the Knights of St John and is the most impressive building at ancient Ialyssos. The structure includes chapels and a monastery, which were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. In front of the church is a sunken 6th century baptismal font. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_011.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the façade of Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. Statue of St Anthony of Padua with prayer notes inside Rome’s oldest church the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of statue of Pope Pius IX kneeling in prayer at the crypt of the confession inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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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. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of part of the Gardens of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. The landscaped gardens cover approximately 23 hectares (57 acres).
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Close up view of the base of 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. 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. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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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. Five sarcophaguses are stored in this room in the Roman dwelling beneath the church. 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 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.
    Basilica_di_Santa_Cecilia_Rome_Italy...tif
  • 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.
    Basilica_di_Santa_Cecilia_Rome_Italy...tif
  • Rome. Italy. The tomb of Cardinal Magalotti at 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.
    Basilica_di_Santa_Cecilia_Rome_Italy...tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the central nave of the Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere). The large fresco of St Cecilia in glory stands out on the wooden ceiling. 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. 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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  • 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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  • Rome. Italy. This image was captured at the Basilica of St. Clement (Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano) located in Southern Rome, very near the Roman Colosseum. The Basilica is dedicated to Pope Saint Clement I (who died in 99 AD) and consists of three different layers of historical periods. The upper Basilica dates from the 12th century; underneath is a 4th century church and the basement was a 3rd-century Mithraic Temple which was built in a 2nd century nobleman’s courtyard on the foundations of a Roman Republic building burned in the great fire in 64AD.
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  • Mystras. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the attractive 14th century Monastery of the Perivleptos on the lower town of the deserted Byzantine city of Mystras. Only two buildings remain of the original monastery, which is built under a rock face.
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  • Mystras. Peloponnese. Greece. View within the grounds of the imposing fortress castle built in the 13th century by William de Villehardouin at the deserted Byzantine city of Mystras.
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  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
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  • Drinking water edifice at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
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  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
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  • Missing paving slabs which may have been the cult statue location in the cella floor of the Temple of Zeus, Nemea Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.
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  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_040.tif
  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_038.tif
  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_027.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of fluted column drums of the Temple of Zeus n the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic. The temple is currently under restoration and a number of additional columns have been erected since this image was taken.
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  • Temple like memorial at the church of Agia Fotini complex, Mantineia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.  Constructed by architect, painter and hagiographer Kostas Papatheodorou, the church mergers architectural and spiritual elements of different eras, from classical Greece, to Byzantine and modern Greek Orthodox. The complex includes a Jacobs Well and a neo-classical monument in honour of the local people.
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  • View of the church of Agia Fotini, Mantineia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.  Constructed by architect, painter and hagiographer Kostas Papatheodorou, the church mergers architectural and spiritual elements of different eras, from classical Greece, to Byzantine and modern Greek Orthodox. The complex includes a Jacobs Well and a monument in honour of the local people.
    Greece_Mantineia_Agia_Fotini_012.tif
  • View of the church of Agia Fotini, Mantineia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.  Constructed by architect, painter and hagiographer Kostas Papatheodorou, the church mergers architectural and spiritual elements of different eras, from classical Greece, to Byzantine and modern Greek Orthodox. The complex includes a Jacobs Well and a monument in honour of the local people.
    Greece_Mantineia_Agia_Fotini_006.tif
  • View of the church of Agia Fotini, Mantineia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.  Constructed by architect, painter and hagiographer Kostas Papatheodorou, the church mergers architectural and spiritual elements of different eras, from classical Greece, to Byzantine and modern Greek Orthodox. The complex includes a Jacobs Well and a monument in honour of the local people.
    Greece_Mantineia_Agia_Fotini_003.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View inside the small 14th century Church of our Lady which was originally built by the Knights of St John and is part of the monastery structure at Filerimos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_041.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View inside the small 14th century Church of our Lady which was originally built by the Knights of St John and is part of the monastery structure at Filerimos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_042.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the façade of the small 14th century Church of our Lady which was originally built by the Knights of St John and is part of the monastery structure at Filerimos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_038.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Partial view of the 14th century monastery colonnaded courtyard at Ialyssos complete with colourful plants, monastic cells and two storeyed abbots quarters. The monastery structures which were originally built by the Knights of St John, were all faithfully restored by the Italians during their occupation of Rhodes in the early 20th century. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the Monastery courtyard well.  Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of vaulted entrance to the Monks cells inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. During the two weeks siege in 186, this place was used as infirmary for the injured. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of busts of resistance heroes at the former windmill of the Monastery of Arkadiou which is used today as an ossuary that preserves the bones of the fighters of the tragic and heroic 1866 battle. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View through the vaulted passage of the façade of beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the façade of striking golden stone Venetian church inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • St George Monastery. Syria. View towards the rear of the thirteenth century church. The Greek Orthodox monastery was originally founded in the sixth century during the reign of Roman Emperor Justinian. It has two chapels, the modern one dating from 1857 and the older dating from the thirteenth century which is reached from a sunken courtyard.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of the facade of the South and Eastern Basilicas of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the foreground are architectural fragments and ruins of the monastery.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. Doorway frames the view of the arches surrounding the octagonal courtyard of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the background is the Western Terrace. Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD. A masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the striking honey coloured limestone Cruciform complex comprises of four separate basilica buildings with a central octagonal courtyard with the column of St Simeon in the middle.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. Arches supported by columns surround the octagonal courtyard of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the background is the Western Terrace.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of the southern Basilica of the Church of Saint Simeon. Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of columns and architectural fragments on the west terrace of the Church of Saint Simeon.
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  • The Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. The central fountain was built by Carlo Fontana in the 17th century. Rome, Italy.
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  • The Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. The central fountain was built by Carlo Fontana in the 17th century. Rome, Italy.
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  • The Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. The central fountain was built by Carlo Fontana in the 17th century. Rome, Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Madonna di Strada Cupa from the Chapel of the Winter Choir inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Stained glass windows inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). Rome. Italy. The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the tomb of Cardinal Pietro Marcellino Corradini inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Altemps Chapel 7th century wooden icon of our lady of Clemency inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. Monument inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. Close up view of the Apse inside Rome’s oldest church the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the façade of Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • The Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. The central fountain was built by Carlo Fontana in the 17th century. Rome, Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of glowing white votive or prayer candles inside Rome’s oldest church, the Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere). The Church is dedicated to the virgin and was founded in the 4th century on the site where a miracle spring of oil sprouted the day Christ was born. The current 12th century church has 13th century mosaics, 22 mismatched columns and a Cosmatesque pavement.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the grand entrance façade and bell tower on the west end of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The façade with loggia form was redesigned by in 1743-1750 by Ferdinando Fuga. The Romanesque bell tower or Campanile was added in 1377 and is the tallest in Rome at a height of 75 metres. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. Part view of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore new holy door blessed in 2001 by John Paul II. The door depicts the Resurrected Christ, modelled after the image on the Shroud of Turin, who appears to Mary, represented here as Salus Populi Romani. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View from inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the 1995 new stained glass rose window of the main facade. The Basilica is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the baldacchino or canopy over the high altar inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The canopy was designed by Ferdinando Fuga in the 18th century and features columns of red porphyry wrapped with bronze. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the lavish Paolina Chapel or Borghese Cappella with the altar to the Virgin inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Basilica is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the crystal urn trimmed in silver enshrining relics from the Holy crib of the infant Jesus located under the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Basilica is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the crystal urn trimmed in silver enshrining relics from the Holy crib of the infant Jesus located under the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Basilica is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the crystal urn trimmed in silver enshrining relics from the Holy crib of the infant Jesus located under the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Basilica is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the elegant Baroque apse façade at the east end of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The apse facade was redesigned by Carlo Rainaldi was completed around 1670. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church. Over the centuries since there have been various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building, for instance the Romanesque bell tower dates from the 14th century, the apse facade was rebuilt in the 17th century and the entrance facade was redesigned in the 18ty century.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the Ponte Sant'Angelo that crosses the River Tiber and in the background is Saint Peters Basilica capped by Michelangelo's famous dome. Completed and consecrated in 1626, The Basilica of Saint Peter is a late renaissance church and one of the largest churches in the world. It is perhaps the greatest church of Christendom.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of Saint Peters Basilica from Via della Conciliazione. Completed and consecrated in 1626, The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano) is a late renaissance church and one of the largest churches in the world. It is perhaps the greatest church of Christendom.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of the magnificent Saint Peter's Basilica (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano).  Completed and consecrated in 1626, The Basilica of Saint Peter is a late renaissance church and one of the largest churches in the world. It is perhaps the greatest church of Christendom.
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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. 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. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the nearby Rome neighbourhoods from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of part of the Gardens of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. The landscaped gardens cover approximately 23 hectares (57 acres).
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of part of the Gardens of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. The landscaped gardens cover approximately 23 hectares (57 acres).
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