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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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  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_024.tif
  • 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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  • Naked statue of the goddess Venus bathing at the English Garden, Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The statue was created by the Sculptor Tommaso Solari around 1762.
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  • Bust sculpture flanking the cascades of the Fountain of Venus and Adonis at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View from behind the fountain of Ceres along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres across the park in a straight line from the great waterfall to the Royal Palace. Designed so as to rival to rival and even overshadow Versailles, the avenue is lined by narrow lawns and punctuated by cascades, ponds, groups of statues and fountains with mythological themes. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy.  View from behind the fountain of Venus and Adonis along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres across the park in a straight line to the Royal Palace. Designed so as to rival to rival and even overshadow Versailles, the avenue is lined by narrow lawns and punctuated by cascades, ponds, groups of statues and fountains with mythological themes. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_170.tif
  • View of the fountain of Diana and Actaeon at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges into the fountain.  The sculpture group in picture is of the goddess Diana, the patron of chastity who is bathing and is surrounded by nymphs. . The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the Fountain of Venus and Adonis at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. This fountain group of sculptures represents the kneeling goddess asking her lover to take care during the hunt as she fears for his safety, as the jealous god Mars has taken on the appearance of a wild boar with the aim of killing him. Cherubs and nymphs surround the figures standing on the travertine reef. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the little waterfalls or stepped cascades of the fountain of Venus and Adonis. In the background is the great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high which tumbles into the basin of Diana and Actaeon.
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  • View of the fountain of Ceres at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The fountain of Ceres consists of statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the fountain of Ceres at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The fountain of Ceres consists of statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_131.tif
  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the seven stepped cascades of the fountain of Ceres. The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_124.tif
  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. Part view of the Fountain of Aeolus which consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths.  The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. Part view of the Fountain of Aeolus which consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths.  The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_105.tif
  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. Part view of the Fountain of Aeolus which consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths.  The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_102.tif
  • The Margherita or Basket fountain with the rear of the Royal Palace of Caserta in the background. Caserta. Campania. Italy.  This fountain is the first of six fountains that adorn the central boulevard that stretches for 3 kilometres. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the Fountain of Venus and Adonis at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. This fountain group of sculptures represents the kneeling goddess asking her lover to take care during the hunt as she fears for his safety, as the jealous god Mars has taken on the appearance of a wild boar with the aim of killing him. Cherubs and nymphs surround the figures standing on the travertine reef.
    Caserta_Italy_047.tif
  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the impressive fountain of Diana and Actaeon in which the great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges.  The fountain statue group consist of, the goddess Diana (on the right), the patron of chastity is bathing and is surrounded by nymphs. She takes offence when Actaeon the hunter (on the left) notices her and thus transforms him into a stag, he then defends himself against dogs that are tearing him apart. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the Margherita or Basket fountain at the end of the parterre with the rear of the Royal Palace of Caserta in the background.  This fountain is the first of six fountains that adorn the central boulevard that stretches for 3 kilometres.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the fountain of Ceres, containing statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods.
    Caserta_Italy_004.tif
  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. Part view of the Fountain of Aeolus which consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths.  The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Caserta_Italy_003.tif
  • Sermoneta Italy. Stone stepped pathway bordered with pink bougainvillea at the medieval hilltop town of Sermoneta in the commune of Latina within the region of Lazio, central Italy.
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  • Frascati. Italy. View of the large Baroque Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter Apostle built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Designed by Girolamo Fontana, the church located at the Piazza San Pietro in the hill town of Frascati which is 21 kilometres from Rome.
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  • Villa Aldobrandini. Frascati. Italy. View of elaborate fountain know as the Teatro delle Acque (Water Theatre) from the courtyard at the rear of the Villa Aldobrandini. The semicircular amphitheatre is decorated with five niches with statue figures from mythology. Its centrepiece is the figure of Atlas supporting the globe, below him is the head of Tantalus, condemned to die from thirst for revealing secrets of the gods. In the side niches are sculptures of Polyphemus playing the pipes and the Centaur playing his once held horn. The Villa Aldobrandini is the largest and most spectacular of the late Renaissance villas built in Frascati. It was designed by Giacomo della Porta and built by Carlo Maderno in 1598-1603 for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini who was the nephew of Pope Clemente VII. The villa is still owned by the Aldobrandini family.
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  • Frascati. Italy.  View of the Villa Aldobrandini which is the largest and most spectacular of the late Renaissance villas built in Frascati. The Villa was designed by Giacomo della Porta and built by Carlo Maderno in 1598-1603 for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini who was the nephew of Pope Clemente VII. The villa is still owned by the Aldobrandini family.
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  • Slonta. Libya. View of the unique rock sculptures at a religious cult sanctuary made by the indigenous Libyan population that possibly date to a time before Greeks arrived in the area in the 7th century BC. The site has curious mix of carvings in the rock including childlike figures, human faces and various animal figures like pigs, lions, sheep, horses, dogs and snakes. It is believed the temple’s round rock pillar base in the centre of the small site supported the roof of the cave in which collapsed at an unknown time in the past.
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  • Sidi Bou Said. Tunisia. View of a blue door with studded ornamentation in the cliff top village of Sidi Bou Said.
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  • Sidi Bou Said. Tunisia. View of whitewashed steps leading up to an arched blue door with studded ornamentation in the cliff top village of Sidi Bou Said.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. Partial view of the peristyle courtyard of the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique that has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of the peristyle courtyard of the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique that has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of the small field of excavations next to the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique that has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum complex.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the late 2nd century AD housed in the archaeological museum.  It depicts Rape of Ganymede the Trojan prince who was very handsome and was raped by the eagle of Zeus and transported to Olympus, Seasons, and pairs of masks and scenes of mythology: Satyrs and Nymphs and Zeus transformed into a swab to seduce Leda. Sollertiana domus. The archaeological museum houses a sumptuous collection of 2nd and 3rd century mosaics that originate from the town’s former Roman villas and from the amphitheatre.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of long hall or room in the archaeological museum that has numerous very large Roman mosaics hanging on the walls and laying on the floor. The archaeological museum houses a sumptuous collection of 2nd and 3rd century mosaics that originate from the town’s former Roman villas and from the amphitheatre.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Tourists walking past the tombs of Ramses VI and the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Entrance to the tomb of Ramsses V and VII at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Valley of Kings tombs of Ramses VI at the rear and the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun in front below.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Ruined seated Colossus adorns the Eighth Pylon's West Wing at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Seven statues adorn the north façade of the seventh Pylon facing Cachette court at the Temple of Amun at Karnak. The
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  • Luxor Egypt. Red sandstone statue of Amun at the north doorway of the Chamber of the Annals at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View towards the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Close-up of a column relief at The Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View from the first courtyard towards the second pylon which is flanked by colossi of Ramesses II. The second Pylon open ups into the Great Hypostyle Hall. In view in the first courtyard is the Kiosk of Taharka last remaining papyrus column.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Seated ram-headed Sphinxes in the vast first courtyard of the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Theatrical porticoed courtyard with Osiris columns in the Temple of Ramses III at the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Relief  found at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Sculpture of Australian Aboriginal men and child, William Ricketts Sanctuary, Victoria Australia.
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  • Sculpture of a Australian Aboriginal man, a self-portrait of William Ricketts is in the background, William Ricketts Sanctuary, Victoria Australia.
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  • Section of the lush ferny pathway that winds through the William Ricketts Sanctuary, Victoria Australia.
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  • Multiple exposure of Osteospermums (African daisy) flowers in which numerous exposures were layered to create a single image in-camera.
    African Daisy_Multi Exposure_035.jpg
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
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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.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • 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.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • Chapel of the Crucifix. 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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  • Chapel of the Madonna. 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_026.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_022.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_019.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_017.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_014.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_011.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_008.tif
  • 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_005.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the vault fresco by Pieter Van Lindt at the Cappella Cybo-Soderini (Chapel of the Crucifixion). 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_057.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the famous Caravaggio Crucifixion of St. Peter painting 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_055.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Assumption altarpiece painting (1601-1602) by Annibale Caracci 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_052.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Assumption altarpiece painting (1601-1602) by Annibale Caracci 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_053.tif
  • Santa Maria del Popolo. Piazza del Popolo. Rome. Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the tomb of Cardinal Pietro Foscari by Giovanni di Stefano (1480 ) at the Cappella Costa. 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_040.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the tomb of Cardinal Pietro Foscari by Giovanni di Stefano (1480 ) at the Cappella Costa. 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_039.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Della Rovere Chapel with the altarpiece painting, Naivety with Saint Jerome (1490), by Bernardino Pinturicchio. 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_034.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Della Rovere Chapel with the altarpiece painting, Naivety with Saint Jerome (1490), by Bernardino Pinturicchio. 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. Italy. View of the façade of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo at the northern end of the Piazza del Popolo. 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. Italy. View of the altar inside the Santa Maria del Popolo. The altar houses the 14th century painting known as the Madonna del Popolo. 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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  • Sculpture of Atlas within the English Garden, Royal Palace, Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
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  • Lily pads found in the large lake within the English Garden, Royal Palace, Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
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  • Arched stone bridge that crosses a canal at the English Garden, Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
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  • View of statues inside the fake cryptoporticus found at the English Garden, Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. A number of the classical statues are from Pompeii and from the Farnese collection.
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  • View of statues inside the fake cryptoporticus found at the English Garden, Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. A number of the classical statues are from Pompeii and from the Farnese collection.
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  • Naked statue of the goddess Venus bathing at the English Garden, Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The statue was created by the Sculptor Tommaso Solari around 1762.
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  • Bust sculpture flanking the cascades of the Fountain of Venus and Adonis at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the impressive fountain of Diana and Actaeon in which the great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges.  The sculpture group in picture is of the goddess Diana, the patron of chastity who is bathing and is surrounded by nymphs. . The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the impressive fountain of Diana and Actaeon in which the great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges.  The fountain statue group in picture is of Actaeon the hunter, who is transformed into a stag by the goddess Diane after seeing her bathing naked. He then defends himself against dogs that are tearing him apart. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the fountain of Diana and Actaeon at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges into the fountain.  The fountain statue group consists of, the goddess Diana (on the right), the patron of chastity is bathing and is surrounded by nymphs. She takes offence when Actaeon the hunter (on the left) notices her and thus transforms him into a stag, he then defends himself against dogs that are tearing him apart. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Partial view of the fountain of Diana and Actaeon at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The great cascade, a waterfall some 75 metres high plunges into the fountain. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the fountain of Ceres, containing statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the fountain of Ceres, containing statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods.
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  • View of the fountain of Ceres at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The fountain of Ceres consists of statues of Ceres, sea nymphs, tritons, dolphins playing the buccina horn and Anapo and Simeto the river-gods. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Bust sculpture flanking the cascades of the Fountain of Ceres at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Bust sculpture flanking the cascades of the Fountain of Ceres at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of the seven stepped cascades of the fountain of Ceres. The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caserta. Campania. Italy. View of a winged sculpture that adorns the Fountain of Aeolus. The fountain features along the promenade that extends for 3 kilometres from the Royal Palace to the great waterfall some 75 metres high. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sculptures  adorn the curving balustrade of the fountain of Aeolus at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy.  The fountain consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sculptures  adorn the curving balustrade of the fountain of Aeolus at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy.  The fountain consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • View of the Fountain of Aeolus at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The fountain consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Part view of the Fountain of Aeolus at the Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta, Italy. The fountain consists of 29 zephyrs and wind gods, symbolically represented by winged statues spurting water their mouths. The 18th century Royal Palace or Reggia di Caserta is Italy’s most magnificent Palace and its immense park is one of the most dazzling and grandiose in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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