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  • Rhodes. Greece. The 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. 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. 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 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_029.tif
  • 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_027.tif
  • 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 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...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 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_056.tif
  • 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_028.tif
  • Qasr Libya. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the remains of the atrium at the entrance of the Eastern Church where the fifty mosaics were found in the church floor, before being moved to the museum. The Church is located just 100 metres from the museum. The lively and colourful mosaics of Qasr Libya are considered some of the finest examples of Byzantine period art ever discovered. Dating from around 529-40 AD during the period of Emperor Justinian, the mosaics subjects range from animals, plants and mythological creatures.  One of the most famous mosaics has a rare representation of the famous Lighthouse of Alexander. The wonderfully preserved mosaics were accidently discovered in 1957 when Libyan labourers who were digging for building stone unearthed two Byzantine Churches. The mosaics and two Churches were part of the ancient town of Olbia and are located approximately 50 kilometres from Cyrene.
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  • Qasr Libya. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the entrance of the Eastern Church where the fifty mosaics were found in the church floor, before being moved to the museum. The Church is located just 100 metres from the museum. The lively and colourful mosaics of Qasr Libya are considered some of the finest examples of Byzantine period art ever discovered. Dating from around 529-40 AD during the period of Emperor Justinian, the mosaics subjects range from animals, plants and mythological creatures.  One of the most famous mosaics has a rare representation of the famous Lighthouse of Alexander. The wonderfully preserved mosaics were accidently discovered in 1957 when Libyan labourers who were digging for building stone unearthed two Byzantine Churches. The mosaics and two Churches were part of the ancient town of Olbia and are located approximately 50 kilometres from Cyrene.
    Libya_Qasr-Libya_Museum_027.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the ceiling of the San Nicola in Carcere church, richly ornamented in in blue and gold with rosettes and stems and includes the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_015.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the interior 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 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. 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_008.tif
  • Qasr Libya. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the remains of the atrium at the entrance of the Eastern Church where the fifty mosaics were found in the church floor, before being moved to the museum. The Church is located just 100 metres from the museum. The lively and colourful mosaics of Qasr Libya are considered some of the finest examples of Byzantine period art ever discovered. Dating from around 529-40 AD during the period of Emperor Justinian, the mosaics subjects range from animals, plants and mythological creatures.  One of the most famous mosaics has a rare representation of the famous Lighthouse of Alexander. The wonderfully preserved mosaics were accidently discovered in 1957 when Libyan labourers who were digging for building stone unearthed two Byzantine Churches. The mosaics and two Churches were part of the ancient town of Olbia and are located approximately 50 kilometres from Cyrene.
    Libya_Qasr-Libya_Museum_030.tif
  • Qasr Libya. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the remains of the atrium at the entrance of the Eastern Church where the fifty mosaics were found in the church floor, before being moved to the museum. The Church is located just 100 metres from the museum. The lively and colourful mosaics of Qasr Libya are considered some of the finest examples of Byzantine period art ever discovered. Dating from around 529-40 AD during the period of Emperor Justinian, the mosaics subjects range from animals, plants and mythological creatures.  One of the most famous mosaics has a rare representation of the famous Lighthouse of Alexander. The wonderfully preserved mosaics were accidently discovered in 1957 when Libyan labourers who were digging for building stone unearthed two Byzantine Churches. The mosaics and two Churches were part of the ancient town of Olbia and are located approximately 50 kilometres from Cyrene.
    Libya_Qasr-Libya_Museum_029.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_035.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_033.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_034.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_032.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_030.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_007.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the ceiling of the San Nicola in Carcere church, richly ornamented in in blue and gold with rosettes and stems and includes the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_017.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the ceiling of the San Nicola in Carcere church, richly ornamented in in blue and gold with rosettes and stems and includes the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_016.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Apse frescoe behind the high altar of the San Nicola in Carcere church. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_014.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the high altar with baldacchino or canopy of the San Nicola in Carcere church. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_013.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the nave of San Nicola in Carcere church, which is lined by numerous different ancient columns including Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns from former temples that stood on the site. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_010.tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the high altar with baldacchino or canopy of the San Nicola in Carcere church. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
    San_Nicola_in_Carcere_Rome_Italy_003.tif
  • 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 the interior 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 the interior 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 the interior 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 the interior 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 the interior 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 the interior 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.
    Santa_Maria_in_Cosmedin_Rome_Italy_0...tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the Raimondi chapel, designed by Bernini inside the 15th century Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio, a church dedicated to Saint Peter in the Gianicolo or Janiculum Hill. In the centre is the bas-relief of The Ecstasy of St Francis. 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 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • 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.
    San_Pietro_in_Montorio_Rome_Italy_00...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.
    Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere_Rome_Italy...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. View of the decorative ceiling of 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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  • Rome. Italy. View of the decorative ceiling of 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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  • 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. 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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  • 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 elaborate frescoed ceiling of the Altemps Chapel 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 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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  • Rome. Italy. View of the elaborate frescoed ceiling of the Altemps Chapel 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 16th century Altemps Chapel with the century 7th century wooden icon 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. The tomb of Cardinal Pietro Stefaneschi (1417) 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. 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 Nave and people praying 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 Ciborium and Apse with mosaics and frescoes 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 nave 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 Ciborium and Apse with mosaics and frescoes 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 Nave and people praying 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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  • 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 nave 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 Ciborium and Apse with mosaics and frescoes 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 Nave and people praying 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 central rib vaulted nave to the altar inside the Santa Maria 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 central rib vaulted nave to the altar inside the Santa Maria 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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of a grave memorial in the counter facade. 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 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.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the three famous paintings of the Cerasi Chapel. The Altarpiece painting is the Assumption by Annibale Caracci. On the left is the Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio and on the right is the Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus also by Caravaggio. Paintings were completed 1601-1602. 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 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.
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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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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the right transcript Bronze sculpture of Jesus 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.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Glory of the Virgin fresco in the dome, painted between 1656 and 1658 by Raffaele Vanni.  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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Glory of the Virgin fresco in the dome, painted between 1656 and 1658 by Raffaele Vanni.  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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the monument tomb of Cardinal Ludovico Podocataro (1429 - 1504) by the workshop of Bregno. 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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of colourful Dome fresco. 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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of a tomb of a Cardinal. 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 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.
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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.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Lord in Glory dome fresco from the Cybo Chapel. The fresco is by Luigi Garzi. 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 inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Cappella Basso della Rovere by the shop Pinturicchio (1484). 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 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 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 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 gothic style Chiesa Sacro Cuore del Suffragio located along the Tiber River, a 5 minute walk to the Castel Sant’Angelo. The Church was commissioned by Victor Jouet, a French missionary and designed and built by architect Giuseppe Gualandi in 1913-1914. The Church resembles the Cathedral of Milan dues it’s many pinnacles. The church also features a museum dedicated to the paranormal and afterlife.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of part of the ceiling and upper rear of the San Nicola in Carcere church. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the nave of San Nicola in Carcere church, which is lined by numerous different ancient columns including Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns from former temples that stood on the site. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the nave of San Nicola in Carcere church, which is lined by numerous different ancient columns including Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns from former temples that stood on the site. Dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra the Greek patron saint of sailors the church originally dates from the Byzantine period and was rebuilt in 1599. The church has embedded columns in its façade walls and incorporates elements inside from three different Republican era Roman temples which originally stood on the site.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the interior 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 the interior 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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