If all went well, there should be some pictures of St. John Lateran Basilica, the mother church of and cathedral of Rome...
Okay, click on the the pics to see them entirely. We had to figure out a work around or two to get these uploaded. Many of the group is standing in front of the main doors of the basilica, which were brought over from the Roman senate house...these doors are over 2,000 years old. Another picture is the baldachino over the papal altar. It is in the gothic style and houses the skulls of SS. Peter and Paul inside those silver busts of the saints...the other pic is of the baptistry, built in the early 5th century...
More coming!
David
4 comments:
oh, because everybody knows what a baldachino is. And there are some people missing in the group shot. Tell me you found them.
Agree, what is a baldachino??
A baldachino is the house like construct over the altar. It's to draw attention to the altar.
Stunning pictures!
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