Mia and Natan did very well for their first day with a nine hour time difference. We had no agenda, just walked around, stopping in every church we passed, and ended up walking past a number of ancient sites as well.
Basilica di San Giovanni dei Fiorentini:
Built from 1583-1620, though the facade was not finished until 1734.
Basilica di Sant'Andrea della Valle - this was a very impressive church!
The construction started in 1590, but was not finished until 1650. This dome is third largest dome in Rome, after the Basilica of St Peter and the Pantheon.
Construction started in 1652.
This was built in 146 BCE to celebrate the victory at Scarpheia during the Achaean war. The portico was refurbished by Augustus and rededicated to his sister, Octavia the Younger.
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Campitello: really cool effect from the light coming in.
This church is on the site of the temple of Jupiter Stator. Tradition states that there was a church built here during the 6th century under the papacy of Pope John I, which housed a 25 cm icon of the Virgin Mary. In 1656 Rome was ravaged by the plague, and prayers to this icon, carried through the streets, ended the epidemic. The miracle prompted Pope Alexander VII to erect this church, which was built between 1659 and 1667.
Snack time
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