Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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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. |
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The hills of Rome aren't that obvious because of the buildings,
until you start walking up them. |
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Rear of santa Maria Maggiore
Below: Street Scenes |
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Ceiling of the portico |
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I find the floors in some of these cathedrals almost as beautiful
as the ceilings. |
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Side Nave
Main Nave
Baldacchino
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The baldacchino (baldachin in English, but that just looks clunky)
is a canopy over the altar. |
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Side Chapels
Exterior Views
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
