Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Pantheon

The Pantheon (meaning "Temple of all the Gods") is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome, but which has been a Christian church since the 7th century. It is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings and the oldest important building in the world with its original roof intact.


Monday, August 21, 2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Scale Sante

Friday, August 18, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano




The Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) is the cathedral church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope. Officially named Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris, it is the oldest and ranks first (being the only cathedral in Rome) among the four major basilicas of Rome, and holds the title of ecumenical mother church (mother church of the whole inhabited world) among Roman Catholics.
An inscription on the façade, Christo Salvatore, dedicates the Lateran as Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour, for all patriarchal basilicas are dedicated to Christ himself. As the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, containing the papal throne (Cathedra Romana), it ranks above all other churches in the Roman Catholic Church, even above St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.