The Vatican, even though a sovereign entity, for the sake of ease, for the
time being has been consolidated with Rome in our photo album.
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Rome, 07/2004
Our first evening, having tackled the Rome traffic and having returned the car, was a pleasent stroll in the city. It included the famous Piazza di Spagna. |
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Rome, 07/2004
A glimpse of the dome of St. Peter - or as a tourist walking by us said St. Petersburg.... |
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Rome, 07/2004
A very typical Roman sight - A cross and Vespas. |
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Rome, 07/2004
Trevi Fountain - Neptrune ruling the waters |
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Rome, 07/2004
Temple of Hadrian. Today it houses the Stock Exchange - La Borsa. |
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Rome, 07/2004
The Pantheon. The temple built for Roman gods by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C. later was converted to a church [609 A.D.]and consecrated as Santa Maria dei Martiri. |
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Rome, 07/2004
The Pantheon has a diameter of 43.3m. and was the largest standing dome for a long time. |
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Rome, 07/2004
Piazza della Rotonda is the piazza acroos from the entrance of the Pantheon |
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Rome, 07/2004
Pria preparing to replenish our energy level
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Rome, 07/2004
Sant'Andrea della Valle - built in 1665 is off Piazza Navona. It's claim to fame apart from the grandiose façade is that it was the setting to Puccini's Tosca [1st Act] |
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Rome, 07/2004
The typewriter in Piazza Venezia! |
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Rome, 07/2004
Il Vittoriano. Built to glorify Victor Emmanuel II the first King of a unified Italy. |
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Rome, 07/2004
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Rome, 07/2004
The Forum - Temple of Vespasian |
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Rome, 07/2004
Temple of Saturn |
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Rome, 07/2004
Temple of Vesta |
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Rome, 07/2004
Arch of Titus reconstructed in 19th century |
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Rome, 07/2004
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. It is believed San Lorenzo was put to death here and is now a church in his name.. |
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Rome, 07/2004
On our way to the Colosseum |
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Rome, 07/2004
Colosseum |
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Rome, 07/2004
The flora of the Colosseum |
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Rome, 07/2004
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Rome, 07/2004
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Rome, 07/2004
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Rome, 07/2004
Santa Maria in Trastevere, is believed to be the first Christian church built in Rome. |
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Rome, 07/2004
Detail of the mosaics on the façade going back to 12th century. |
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Rome, 07/2004
Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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Rome, 07/2004
Children playing football/soccer oblivious to those invaluable buildings surrounding them. |
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Rome, 07/2004
and it goes on - I had to be content having spent almost a week and yet |
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Rome, 07/2004
barely scratched the surface of this unbelievable city. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
We started the day by visiting the Vatican museum. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
The abundance of artwork is evident in every corner one turns. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
Pria's favorite ceiling |
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Vatican, 07/2004
Piazza San Pietro by Bernini |
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Vatican, 07/2004
St. Peter's, the center of the Roman Catholic faith, is even more impressive in life. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
The infamous Swiss guards. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
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Vatican, 07/2004
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Vatican, 07/2004
The quintessential nuns |
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Vatican, 07/2004
We took the elevator and then hiked many steps to reach the dome. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
The Piazza from the base of the Dome. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
The main dome is flanked by two minor cupolas. The dome was designed my Michelangelo but not completed in his lifetime. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
Jesus and the apostles above the entrance to the Basilica. Judah has been removed and replaced by John the Baptist. |
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Vatican, 07/2004
The end of a long day, once again Pria contemplating. Thank you tsakoog for making this trip unforgettable for me. Your perfect Italian did help a lot! |
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