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Piazza Navona in Rome. Lovely square in the middle of busy Rome, Italy. "Piazza Navona is a piazza in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones" See - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_... --- Piazza Navona in Rome!

Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere - Rome. We walked over the river from central Rome and came across a mass at this church.

"The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere English- Our Lady in Trastevere- is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the church date back to the 340s, and much of the structure to 1140-43. The first sanctuary was built in 221 and 227 by Pope Callixtus I and later completed by Pope Julius I. The church has large areas of important mosaics from the late 13th century by Pietro Cavallini." See - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_M... - Santa Maria in Trastevere

Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome

Basilica, Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. This was not on our list to see in Rome. Santa Maria sopra Minerva is just behind or next to the great Pantheon. Yet glad we came across this Gothic style church, the only such styled church left in Rome today. It, like many Catholic churches, is built on old temples from pagan days. Read more below, but for sure this is a church to check out. The symbols and general condition of the building and interior is amazing. Also, yet another obelisk, one of the 11 in Rome!

“Santa Maria sopra Minerva in English - Saint Mary above Minerva, Latin- Sancta Maria supra Minervam- is one of the major churches of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers -better known as the Dominicans - at Rome, Italy. The church's name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over - Latin- supra - the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva.”
Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_M...

So they actually misnamed the church after Minerva, when it was really an old pagan site for Isis worshipers. Interesting.

More on the obelisk on an elephant of all things in front of the church, just a stones throw from the side of the amazing Pantheon, which we filmed here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--BX3...

“The Pulcino della Minerva, the famous elephant sculpture by Bernini and Ercole Ferrata, making the base of one of Rome's eleven Egyptian obelisks.” Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_M...

Bernini was a master sculpture, the best of his time and came just after Michelangelo.

Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome

Pantheon - Ancient Dome Church in Rome.Stock Foto's in Rome: https://www.picfair.com/Pijnacker01 The Panrheon in Rome is simply a must-see. Not only is the ambiance lively outside, inside it is an amazing sight. It is the oldest still operating building in Rome and they do not even know exactly how old this architects dream is, but it is from BC days, for sure. You can see the Jesus circle inside the domed building, but many used similar symbols for various pagan uses, so one must be careful.

"The most fascinating part of the Pantheon is its giant dome, with its famous hole in the top - The eye of the Pantheon, or oculus. The dome was the largest in the world for 1300 years and until today it remains the largest unsupported dome in the world! The diameter of the dome is 43.30 meters or 142ft - for comparison, the United States Capitol dome is 96 feet in diameter - and is in perfect proportion with the Pantheon by the fact that the distance from the floor to the top of the dome is exactly equal to its diameter." Source - http://romeonsegway.com/10-facts-abou... --- and we read, "Elevation Plan of the Pantheon in Rome

Besides the equilateral triangle, the most important geometric figures are the circle, also a symbol of transcendent divinty; the square made with four right angles and the same number of degrees as the circle; the 45-45-90 triangle which is the only right isoceles triangle that comprises the square, and the 30-60-90 triangle that is half an equilateral triangle. The diagonals of the square below mark the circle at 45 degrees of latitude." Source - http://armedwiththetruth.blogspot.nl/... --- Incredible architecture, for sure! The Pantheon - Ancient Dome Church in Rome.

The Vatican and St. Peter's Square - outside during daylight. During our trip to Rome, we of course stopped by the Vatican. The crowds were huge at around 10am, so we came back at 4pm and then it was easier to get in. This video looks more at the outside of the Vatican on St. Peter's Square. The interesting circle symbol, centered with the huge Egyptian obelisk. "The Vatican Obelisk is the only obelisk in Rome that has not toppled since ancient Roman times."

More on St Peter's square - "Saint Peter's Square, in Italian - Piazza San Pietro and in Latin- Forum Sancti Petri, is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighbourhood or rione of Borgo.

At the centre of the square is an Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Tuscan colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613." Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_P...

The Vatican and St. Peter's Square