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5–8 minutesRome – St. Peter’s Basilica Interior
Read More →: Rome – St. Peter’s Basilica InteriorDuring Nero’s great Christian persecution in 64 A.D., Saint Peter was martyred, crucified, and buried in Caligula’s Circus. After Constantine’s Edict of Milan (313 A.D.) Christians were allowed to construct places of worship. Constantine himself authorized the building of the…
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1–2 minutesRome – Vatican Museums – Ceilings
Read More →: Rome – Vatican Museums – CeilingsThe Vatican museums contain an amazing collection of some of the most beautiful art in the world. However, the museums themselves are also outstanding works of art. This post will focus on the ceilings of the museums. I don’t have descriptions…
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3–4 minutesRome – Vatican Museums – Statues
Read More →: Rome – Vatican Museums – StatuesThe Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513). The popes were among the first sovereigns who opened the art collections of their palaces to the public thus promoting knowledge of art history and…
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3–4 minutesRome – St Peters and Vatican City Area
Read More →: Rome – St Peters and Vatican City AreaAlthough the Colosseum and Piazza Navona are two of the favorite tourist attractions in Rome, the Basilica of St. Peter and Vatican City are the main focus for pilgrims such our group. We were very fortunate that our hotel, the…
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4–6 minutesRome – Piazza Navona
Read More →: Rome – Piazza NavonaThe location, size, and shape of Piazza Navona was dictated by the site’s earlier structure, the Stadium of Domitian (dedicated in 86 AD). The Stadium was Rome’s first permanent venue for competitive athletics. It was patterned after the Greek model…
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4–5 minutesRome – Colosseum
Read More →: Rome – ColosseumThe Colosseum is one of the most recognized and visited sites in Rome. The Colosseum is the largest Amphitheatre ever built. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus. An estimated…
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1–2 minutesRome – Travel to Rome and Views near the Colosseum
Read More →: Rome – Travel to Rome and Views near the ColosseumWe left Siena and headed for Rome. This post will show some images along the way and some views near the Colosseum, our first stop. The countryside was again beautiful between Siena and Rome. We saw several small towns and…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 5 and Church Bells
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 5 and Church BellsThis will be our final look at Siena. These are some more shots from the street or our hotel window. This was the most unique image of the Madona, a very modern rendition. Some translations might help. elettricita = electricity. OK,…
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3–5 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 4
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 4Siena is such a wonderful town in which to wander, so many things to see. This post will show many sites found by wandering around. The tower of Palazzo Pubblico is called Torre del Mangia. When built it was one of the…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Misc
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – MiscWell, we’ve seen many of the scupltures, a beautiful stained-glass window, and several paintings and icons from this museum. There are several other areas of the museum that were quite interesting, containing art and artifacts not described above. In one…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
