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2014 - Italy: Rome & Amalfi Coast

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Early morning, first Rome cappuccino in front of the Pantheon. It was chilly, but we came with the warm weather.
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Early morning, first Rome cappuccino in front of the Pantheon. It was chilly, but we came with the warm weather.

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  • Sunrise on our flight to Rome
  • Sunrise on our flight to Rome
  • Untitled photo
  • Italy, here we come!
  • Our apartment in Rome<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.sleepinitaly.com/rome/navona-pantheon-apartments/apartment-minerva">http://www.sleepinitaly.com/rome/navona-pantheon-apartments/apartment-minerva</a>
  • The view from the apartment - does not look too crowded at 9 am
  • Early morning, first Rome cappuccino in front of the Pantheon. It was chilly, but we came with the warm weather.
  • The Pantheon - commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome, and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD.<br /> It is an amazing structure, and we had to visit it first.
  • The Pantheon
  • The Pantheon
  • The Pantheon<br /> Almost 2000 years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.
  • The Pantheon
  • In front of one of the columns dating from about 120 AD.
  • Archangel Gabriel statue in the Pantheon
  • Front columns and the portico
  • San Luigi dei Francesi, a riot of Roman baroque art, built between 1518 and 1589.
  • San Luigi dei Francesi, ceiling by Domenichino
  • San Luigi dei Francesi
  • San Luigi dei Francesi<br /> The church's most famous item is the cycle of 3 paintings by the Baroque master Caravaggio in 1599-1600 about the life of St. Matthew:. The Calling of St Matthew, The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, and The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew.
  • Piazza Navona and Sant'Agnese in Agone.<br /> The Obelisk of Domitian was brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla
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