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St Peter's Basilica.
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The opulent interior of St Peter's.
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Like a light from the heavens.....
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The interior of St Peter's from the dome. No picture really conveys the...
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View over Rome from St Peter's dome.
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Vatican Square.
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The Map Room in the Vatican Museum.
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The Cortile della Pigna. A giant bronze pine cone from the Roman period was...
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A statue of the Emperor Claudius (41-54).
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A bust of the Emperor Pertinax (193AD). The ill-fated Pertinax ruled...
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The statue of Antinous in the Vatican Museum. Now here is a REALLY...
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The Laocoon statue in the Vatican Museum. This is a 1st century Roman sculpture.
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The casket of a Roman Emperor. Purple porphory marble was reserved for...
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Bacchus in the Vatican Museum.
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Castello da San Angelo.
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The Castello D'San Angelo. Formerly the Mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian...
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An Egptian column transplanted to Rome by the Emperor Constantine (4th...
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The Chapel of Santa Rufina. A 5th century Roman baptistry.
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Trajan's Market. This enormous market complex was built during the...
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The interior of Santa Maria degli Angeli, a church built by Michaelangelo in...
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Fountain at the Piazza da Repubblica. In the background is the Baths of...
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Fontana della Naiadi in the Piazza della Repubblica.
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The Obelisk of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. The Egyptian column is dated to the...
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The Panthenon. One of the oldest buildings in Rome. It was built by Marcus...
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The dome and occulus of the Panthenon. An architectural masterpiece in any...
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The Theatre of Marcellus. Built in the early years of the Empire by...
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The Temple of Portunus in the Forum Boarium. Along with the circular...
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The Temple of Hercules.
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The four sided Arch of Janus. This is a very old monumental arch...
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Cars, trams and aquaducts.
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Porta San Sebastiano. One of the gates in the Aurelian Wall (3rd century).
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The Pyramid of Caius Cestius (died 12BC). And you thought only the...
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The rear of a gate.
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The Temple of Hadrian. Now just part of the facade of an apartment building.
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The Arch of Constantine. Constantine the Great erected this arch to...
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The Coloseum.
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Stripped of all its seats, brickwork and marble, the Coloseum is a bare shell...
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The Arch of Titus. Erected in honour of Vespasian and Titus' victory over...
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The Forum from Palantine Hill. The three massive arches of the Basilica of...
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View over the Forum from Palatine Hill.
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The baroque Church of San Lorenzo has been built up inside the remains of the...
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Phocas' Column. This was the last monument erected in the Forum of...
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A view over the Forum looking towards the Colosseum. In the foreground is the...
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A view towards Palatine Hill, home of the Roman Emperors.
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The Mausoleum of Augustus. Augustus was grand nephew and heir to...
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The Column of Marcus Aurelius (161-180). This commemorative column was...
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The Capitoline Museum. This palace come-museum was built by Michaelangleo. It...
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The Capitoline Museum. The statues at the top of the stairs are...
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The fragments of a colossal statue of Constantine the Great (306-324AD)....
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The finger.
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The Victor Emmanuel Monument. A nineteenth century puff piece to monarchial...
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The Trevi Fountain.
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Piazza Navona. This piazza is laid out on the site of a former Roman...
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Fountains of the Piazza Navona.
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The famous Spanish Steps. Gathering place for crowds.
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The Fontana della Barcaccia at the foot of the Spanish Steps.
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Flower stalls in the Campo de Fiori.
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Towards Capitoline Hill. In the foreground is the Column of Trajan.
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Aquaducts rome across the landscape outside the city.
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