 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 |