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Most of the photos I took in Rome were taken in daylight. For some reason, I didn’t have a strong urge to take photos at night, but places I visited in the day were transformed at night. The one place … Continue reading →

The Piazza del Quirinale in Rome, Italy lies atop the Quirinal Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome. In the piazza stands an obelisk without hieroglyphics that was rescued from the Mausoleum of Augustus where it had broken … Continue reading →

The Basilica of Santa Maria della Vittoria is located just across the street from the Moses Fountain in Rome, Italy. The basilica is home to several notable sculptures. The jewel of this basilica is Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture of The … Continue reading →

The Fontana dell’Acqua Felice, better known as the Fountain of Moses, is a monumental fountain in Rome, Italy. It forms the terminus of the Acqua Felice, one of the main aqueducts of Rome. The fountain is modeled after the ancient … Continue reading →

The north and south sides of the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy are difficult to photograph, mainly because the exterior walls of the structure are so close to the walls of the building that was built to enclose them. … Continue reading →

The east and west sides of the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy each bears two main reliefs, although the reliefs themselves have survived to differing degrees. The interpretation of the reliefs has been the subject of scholarly debate. The … Continue reading →

The Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy is an altar to peace was consecrated in 9 BC to celebrate the return of Emperor Augustus from Hispania and Gaul. The detailed sculptures depict scenes of piety and reverence as well as … Continue reading →

In modern Italian, Piazza del Populo means “People’s Square”, but the name of this popular city square in Rome, Italy, actually derives from the word for the poplar tree. Piazza del Populo was designed between 1811 and 1822 by Giuseppe … Continue reading →

Villa Medici in Rome, Italy has offered guided tours of the gardens for some time but, this summer, the apartments of Cardinal Ferdinando I de’ Medici were opened to the public for the first time this summer. The most striking … Continue reading →

In the gardens of Villa Medici in Rome, Italy stand copies of statues of Niobe and her children. Niobe, proud of her ten (or fourteen) children, was scornful of Leto who had only two children. Leto’s children, however, were the … Continue reading →