Archive for the rome Tag

Looking up on the roof

Following a series of stunning roofs captured by our team around the world…as I say one picture is worth a thousand words…take a look at each image and if you like enjoy its virtual tour! The Church of St. Nicolaaskerk in Amsterdam. Milano’s Duomo Chatedral. The Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The Church of Asinou in Cyprus. St. [...]

The Papal Arch-Basilica of St. John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano)

(St. John Lateran) San Giovanni in Laterano is the oldest and ranks first among the four patriarchal churches of Rome; it is the head of all churches throughout Rome and the world. Originally the palace of Constantine, it was later adapted to serve as the church of the Pope. The arch-Basilica was built later on [...]

Valentino at Ara Pacis Rome

The inauguration of “Valentino a Roma: 45 Years of Style” was held at the Ara Pacis museum in Rome. Perfect synthesis of classicism and modernity, the Ara Pacis Museum, recently renovated and extended by the great architect Richard Meier, is either an invitation to peace among people or a symbol of the new futuristic vocation [...]

Colosseo di Roma (Rome’s Coliseum)

In the first century AD, the Amphitheatrum Flavium, a.k.a. Colosseum or Coliseum (though in antiquity Romans referred to it as to Amphitheatrum Caesareum or hunting theater), was erected as a gift to the Roman citizens. Vespasian started construction of the Coliseum in 72 AD in the grounds of Emperor Nero’s (37-68 AD) private residence, Domus [...]