Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
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| Parent institution | Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome  | ||
| Location | Rome , Italy | ||
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| Established | 5th century | ||
| Web page | www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_fr.html | ||
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Exterior views[edit]
Front[edit]
Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, 1744, Palazzo del Quirinale (Rome)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Veduta della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica
Façade
facciata della basilica
Façade
Façade
facciata 
Statues topping the façade
Bell-tower
Vaulting of the portico
Statue of Philip IV of Spain, under the portico
Statue of Philip IV of Spain 
Porta Santa
statua della Madonna
fianco destro
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Rear (from piazza Esquilino)[edit]
From a lateral view, 1963
2007
2007
abside
abside
abside
abside
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Interior views[edit]
Interior
Interior in 1883
Interior in 2010
Nave
Papstaltar
Papstaltar
Caisson ceiling
Caisson ceiling
Same
Apse mosaic
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
Cupola
Rose-Window
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Confessio[edit]
Relic of the Holy Cradle
Same
Same, detail
Statue of Pope Pius IX praying before the relic
Holy cradle
Grab Pius IX
Sixtin Chapel[edit]
Dome, Inside view
Same, detail
Ciborium
Same
Same, detail
Torch-bearer angel
Tomb of Pius V
Same
Pius V coffin
Same
Borghese Chapel[edit]
Cupola
Tomb of Paul V
Statue of King David
Tomb of Clement VIII
Baptism chapel[edit]
Baptismal chapel
Chapel
Baptismal fount, detail
Cosmatesque pavement[edit]
Plans[edit]
Floor plan
Columns
Cupola
