I got to spend 8 days with Natan and Mia. It was the highlight of my trip! But they went shopping in the morning, which I have no interest in, so I explored a little more in the Central District, and, of course, I saw a few more churches. Natan and Mia and I met for a very nice lunch and then walked around, visiting even more churches.
Popolo Plaza - Gate of the Aurelian Walls
The Aurelian Walls are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome,
Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian.
The church was built from 1592 by Francesco Capriani and completed after his death by Carlo Maderno in 1604–1609.
Really interesting ceiling, painted to give a 3-D affect
San Petro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains - for some reason I really like this church;s name).
It is also where Michelangelo's Moses lives. It was part of the tomb for Pope Julius II. San Petro in Vincoli was first rebuilt on older foundations in 432–440 to house the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.
Michelangelo's Moses
Arch Basilica of St. John Lateran
This church is the oldest and highest ranking of the four major papal basilicas as well as one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Founded in 324, it is the oldest public church in the city of Rome, and the oldest basilica of the Western world.
In 1702 Pope Clement XI and Benedetto Cardinal Pamphili,
archpriests of the archbasilica, announced their grand scheme for twelve
larger-than-life sculptures of the Apostles. Natan asked me to photograph all 12 Apostles, so here they are.
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