Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)
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[edit] Exterior views
[edit] Front
 Façade |
 Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini |
 Engraving by Giuseppe Vasi |
 Bell-tower |
 facciata |
 Statues topping the façade |
 Vaulting of the portico |
 Statue of Philip IV of Spain, under the portico |
 Filippo IV di Spagna |
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 Porta Santa |
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 facciata |
[edit] Rear (from piazza Esquilino)
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 From a lateral view, 1963 |
 2007 |
.JPG) 2007 |
 Abside |
[edit] Interior views
 Interior in 1883 |
 Nave |
 Caisson ceiling |
 Same |
 Apse mosaic |
 Nave mosaic |
 Baldacchino |
 Chapel |
 Fresco above the organ |
 Ingulgence edicted by John XXIII |
 Grab Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini |
 Vertical panorama of crypt, altar, and ciborium |
 Cupola |
.jpg) Rose-Window |
[edit] Confession
 Relic of the Holy Cradle |
 Same |
 Same, detail |
 Statue of Pope Pius IX praying before the relic |
 Grab Pius IX |
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[edit] Sixtin Chapel
 Dome, Inside view |
 Same, detail |
 Ciborium |
 Same |
 Same, detail |
 Torch-bearer angel |
 Tomb of Pius V |
 Same |
 Pius V coffin |
 Same |
[edit] Borghese Chapel
 Cupola |
 Tomb of Paul V |
 Statue of King David |
 Tomb of Clement VIII |
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[edit] Baptism chapel
 Chapel |
 Baptismal fount, detail |
[edit] Cosmatesque pavement
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[edit] Plans
 Floor plan |
 Columns |
 Cupola |
