Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Rear of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four great basilicas of Rome. The others are St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and of course, St. Peter's. | |
The hills of Rome aren't that obvious because of the buildings, until you start walking up them. | |
Rear of santa Maria Maggiore Below: Street Scenes |
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Ceiling of the portico | |
I find the floors in some of these cathedrals almost as beautiful as the ceilings. | |
The baldacchino (baldachin in English, but that just looks clunky) is a canopy over the altar. | |
Santa Maria Maggiore doesn't look all that church-like from outside because the two flanking buildings obscure much of it.
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Created 22 June 2007, Last Update 04 June 2020