Churches

Rome - S. Ivo Rome - S. Ivo interior
Sant’Ivo by F. Borromini, seen from the courtyard of Palazzo della Sapienza

Interior of Sant’Ivo (1660)

Rome - S. Pietro Rome - S. Pietro
View from Castel Sant’Angelo toward S. Pietro (Saint Peter’s Church)

S. Pietro seen from the colonnade

Rome - SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini Rome - S. Maria della Pace
SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini (next to Palazzo Spada)

S. Maria della Pace on Via della Pace, a lovely spot for dining near the Piazza Navona

Rome - S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane Rome - S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Dome of S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by F. Borromini

S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1638, facade 1667). It is said of this church that it is no bigger than the pillars supporting the dome of St. Peter’s (see below)

Rome - S. Giovanni in Laterano Rome - S. Pietro
S. Giovanni in Laterano

S. Pietro (Vatican City) seen from inside the dome

Rome - SS. Vincenzo ed Anastasio Church Rome - S. Maria Maggiore
SS. Vincenzo ed Anastasio Church at Piazza di Trevi (‘I see a RED CAR and I want it painted black ...’)

S. Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major basilicas. The façade (1743‑50) and a fountain (1615) by Carlo Maderno

Rome - S. Pietro Rome - Pantheon
S. Pietro, façade by Carlo Maderno finished in 1614

The Pantheon (125 AD), since 609 the S. Maria ad Martyres church

Rome - Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo with the S. Maria di Montesanto (left) and the S. Maria dei Miracoli, on either side of Via del Corso