Here I am inside the Colosseum which was the last stop of my visits for the day. I started at the Piazza Barberini and walked and walked and walked. There are so many photographs I took. Here are a few of them. I hope you enjoy them.
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| Courtyard of the Palazzo Pamphilj |
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| Piazza Venezia |
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| Mussolini made public addresses from the balcony on the building on the right side of the picture. (Palazzo Venezia) |
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| Vittorio Emanuele II Monument |
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| Faceless but not forgotten after all these years! |
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| A fresco in a ruin near the Emanuele Monument. |
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| Stairs to the Piazza di Campidoglio (the piazza was designed by Michelangelo) |
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| Statue of Marcus Aurelius (sculpted by Michelangelo) |
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| A demonstration on the piazza. |
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| The People and Senate of Rome |
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| Romulus and Remus being fed...so the legend goes. |
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| Steps to Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (located above the Roman Forum) |
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| Interior of the church |
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| Chapel of the Bambino |
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| The Bambino (not Babe Ruth!) |
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| Tomb of Pope Paul II |
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| A tombstone on the floor of the church. |
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| Birth of the Bambino (Christmas still lingers here!) |
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| Roman Forum |
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| Reputed to be the site of the murder of Julius Ceasar. |
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| For you Latin scholars to confirm the alleged site of Caesar's death. |
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| Arch of Titus |
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| Part of the Temple of the Vestal Virgins |
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| The Colosseum from the Roman Forum |
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| Arch of Constantine |
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| Interior corridor of the Colosseum |
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| Interior steps to higher levels |
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| Bottom area of the Colosseum |
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| At the end of the day I had lunch with the girls! |
Wow! I cannot wait! Is Nero's fake lake still there?
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