Friday, February 20, 2009

Roma


Some church near my apartment.


Close up shot of the Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus, located on the Roman Forum.


What's left of the Temple of Saturn. (Roman Forum)


Looking through the Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus.


Colonnade of the Temple of Saturn to the left, the Triumphal Arch of S. Severus in the middle, behind the Column of Phocas. The brick column bases of the Basilica Julia can be seen in the foreground. The Monument to Vittorio Emanuele can be seen in the background.


Column at the Forum of Trajan

Forum of Trajan


Column of Trajan.


View of the Roman Forum with the Colosseum in the background.


The Roman Forum

The Pantheon



The Oculus inside of the Pantheon


Inside of the Pantheon












View of Rome from the top of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele






Priest's Sermon Pulpit


The Pantheon from above.


Statues on the monument to Vittorio Emanuele


The Trevi Fountain, by Nicola Salvi.


The Trevi Fountain


San Carlo Alle Quatro Fontane Church, by Borromini


The dome inside of San Carlo


Inside S. Carlo


Inside of S. Carlo


The back of Santa Maria Maggiore


The front facade of Santa Maria Maggiore


The facade and tower of Santa Maria Maggiore


Zoom-in of the facade


The portico of Santa Maria Maggiore


The interior central aisle of S. Maria Maggiore


The side aisle of S. Maria Maggiore




The dome of S. Maria Maggiore






"Queen of Peace"


The Colosseum












The orange groves of Santa Sabina. The dome of St. Peter's can be seen.


Overlooking Rome from the orange groves.








Homemade gourmet dinner in the apartment, cheeseburgers and beer.


Richard Meyer's "Ara Pacis Augustae" Museum





More of the Roman Forum


The grain storage vaults of the ancient Roman Forum


Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus


Roman Forum


Column base at the Roman Forum


The entrance vault of St. Peter's Basilica




Monument to Vittorio Emanuele

1 comment:

  1. WOW, you have a knack for photography. Your pictures are amazing. My favorite photo was the woman sitting on a bench, reading her paper under the trees. The composition of the photo is stunning. I want to hang a big print of that on my wall.

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