1927 Italian 20 Lire coin - Diana Numismatica, Rome |
Via Agostino Depretis - Piazza del Viminale |
Piazza del Viminale |
Fountain - Piazza del Viminale |
The she-wolf of Rome nursing Romulus & Remus, Piazza del Viminale |
Piazza del Viminale |
Piazza del Viminale |
Eagle - Piazza del Viminale |
Piazza del Viminale |
Teatro Nazionale - Via del Viminale |
Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma - Via del Viminale |
Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma - Via del Viminale |
Via del Viminale, 2-4 |
Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme |
Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme |
Dogali Obelisk - Baths of Diocletian near Termini Station |
The Dogali Obelisk of Ramses II originally stood in Heliopolis |
Roma - Termini |
Semi-circular buildings around the west side of Repubblica |
Piazza della Repubblica, 1887-1898 |
Piazza della Repubblica |
Piazza della Repubblica |
Fountain of the Naiads, 1901 - Piazza della Repubblica |
Fontana delle Naiadi, 1901 - Piazza della Repubblica |
Piazza della Repubblica |
Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, Piazza della Repubblica |
Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs, Rome |
The Basilica was built inside the ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, a design project of Michelangelo in 1563-64 |
Figure of Christ in the style of an ancient sculpture emerging from the modern bronze door |
Coffered dome over the Vestibule with stained glass installed in the oculus in 1999 |
From lenses in the dome above, during the day, sunlight is focused onto this calendar depicting the equinoxes and solstices |
Angel of Light in the darkness, by Ernesto Lamagna, 2000 |
The Angel of Light sculpture is considered to be the style Modern Baroque |
The Head of St. John the Baptist by Igor Mitoraj, 2006 |
A giant bronze version of the sculpture is in a park in central Lugano |
Chapel of the Crucifix, Giacomo della Rocca |
Crucifixion of St Peter, by Nicola Ricciolini (†1760) |
The Banishment from Earthly Paradise by Francesco Trevisani (†1746) |
Angel holding a holy water font in the shape of a shell attributed to Giambattista Rossi, a student of Bernini |
Floor detail, Santa Maria degli'Angeli |
The church, darkened at night |
The Presbyterium and Apse with Domenichino's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian 2nd from the right |
Chapel of San Bruno, Santa Maria degli'Angeli |
Chapel of Blessed Niccolò Albergati, 1746 |
Cross Vault of the Albergati Chapel with paintings of the Four Doctors of the Church, Sts Jerome, Augustine, Ambrose and Gregory |
Il Battesimo di Sangue - Francesco Trevisani |
Il Battesimo di Sangue - Francesco Trevisani |
Sculpture - Santa Maria degli'Angeli |
Sculpture - Santa Maria degli'Angeli |
Ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, part of which was used for the Church of Santa Maria degli'Angeli |
The Meridian Line installed in the floor of Santa Maria degli'Angeli in 1703 which provided Roman Standard Time until 1846 |
Mosaic cross - Missione Imperiali Ann 1935 |
Terme di Diocleziano Planetario - part of Diocletian's Baths were converted into a Planetarium |
Piazza della Repubblica at night |
Piazza della Repubblica at night |
Piazza della Repubblica at night |
Fountain of the Naiads at night |
Piazza della Repubblica at night |
Ministero della Difesa - Italian Ministry of Defense, Via 20 Settembre |
Chiesa di Santa Susanna, the American Church of Rome since 1922 |
Chiesa di Santa Susanna, Piazza di San Bernardo, 1603 |
Chiesa di S. Susanna - Monache Cistercensi (Cistercian Nuns) |
Interior of the Church of St. Susanna in the late-Mannerist style under Cardinal Rusticucci, 1593-1603 reconstruction |
It is believed that the first church was built on this site as early as 330 AD |
Ceiling of the Church of Santa Susanna incorporating the Rusticucci Coat of Arms |
Detail of the ceiling attributed to Baldassare Croce - Santa Susanna |
High Altar of Santa Susanna |
The Decapitation of St. Susanna on the High Altar by Tommaso Laureti (†1602) |
Jesus looks down from the ceiling over the High Altar - Church of Santa Susanna |
Painting in the Apse above the High Altar of Santa Susana |
The Apse wall and ceiling behind the High Altar |
Painting in a painting, Church of St. Susanna |
Chapel of St Lawrence, a gift of Princess Camilla Peretti, sister of Pope Sixtus V |
Altar of the Chapel of St. Lawrence |
The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence by grilling alive - Cesare Nebbia (†1614) |
Fresco of the Martyrdom of the 12th Pope, St. Eleutherius, who is buried here, by Giovan Battista Pozzo |
The Martyrdom of St. Felicity by Paris Nogari |
Circular ceiling fresco - Church of Santa Susanna |
The Cistercian Nuns welcome you to Rome |
Chiesa di San Bernardo alle Terme, Via Torino |
Chiesa di San Bernardo alle Terme, 1598 |
Fresco over the door of San Bernardo |
Round interior of the Church of San Bernardo alle Terme |
The dome of San Bernardo, which may date to ancient times, similar in style to that of the Pantheon |
Panoramic view of the interior of San Bernardo alle Terme |
San Bernardo - Chapel of Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order |
San Bernardo - Right side chapel dedicated to St. Bernard |
Tomb of Carlo Finelli (†1853), scion of a family of sculptors |
Chapel of St Francis, Chiesa de San Bernardo alle Terme |
Chapel of St. Francis, San Bernardo alle Terme |
Coat of Arms of Cardinal ? on the left side alter in the Chapel of St. Francis |
Ceiling of the Chapel of St. Francis, Church of San Bernardo alle Terme |
Tomb of the German painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1788-1869) |
Moses Fountain - Terminus of the Acqua Felice aqueduct |
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice (Moses Fountain) |
Angels at the top of the Moses Fountain with the Papal Coat of Arms of Pope Sixtus V |
Moses Fountain statue, 1588 |
Santa Maria della Vittoria, , 1608-1626, next to the Moses Fountain |
Santa Maria della Vittoria named after victory at the Battle of White Mountain in Prague |
Baroque ceiling - Mary in Heaven among the Angels by Giovanni Cerrini ca 1663 |
Capella Vidoni - Simon Stock receiving the brown scapular of the Carmelite Order from St. Mary |
High Altar of Santa Maria della Vittoria |
Cappella Cornaro with the Ecstasy of St Teresa of Avila by Bernini, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria |
Ecstasy of St Teresa of Avila by Bernini, 1646 |
Chapel of St. Joseph, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria |
Angel Revealing Mary's Immaculate Conception to St. Joseph, by Domenico Guidi (†1701) |
Central Dome of Santa Maria della Vittoria |
Fall from Heaven of the Evil Angels led by Lucifer, also by Giovanni Cerrini |
Armor in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome |
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice (Moses Fountain) |
Central arch of the Moses Fountain |
Moses Fountain statue, 1588 |
Left arch of the Moses Fountain |
Detail of the left arch, Fontana dell'Acqua Felice |
Right arch of the Moses Fountain |
Lion - Fontana dell'Acqua Felice |
St. Regis Grand Hotel, Via Orlando Vittorio Emanuele, Rome |
Copy of Young Faun Playing the Flute from the Louvre |
Young Faun Playing the Flute by the St Regis Grand |