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Pietro Metastasio Photo Sculpture

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Monument to Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori, 1886 Piazza della Chiesa Nuova (Moved in 1910) Rome, April 2013

Galleria Nazionale dArte Moderna Photo Sculpture

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Galleria Nazionale dArte Moderna (GNAM) or National Gallery of Modern Art Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) by Cesare Bazzani , 1915 Via delle Belle Arti Rome, April 2013 �The current building, the Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) at Via delle Belle Arti, 113 (near the Etruscan Museum) was designed by prominent Italian architect Cesare Bazzani. It was completed between 1911 and 1915. The facade features exterior architectural friezes by sculptors Ermenegildo Luppi, Adolfo Laurenti, and Giovanni Prini, with four figures of Fame holding bronze wreaths, sculpted by Adolfo Pantaresi and Albino Candoni. The museum was expanded by Bazzani in 1934, and again in 2000 by architects Diener & Diener.� ( Galleria Nazionale dArte Moderna , Wikipedia)

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna Photo Sculpture

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Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) or National Gallery of Modern Art Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) by Cesare Bazzani , 1915 Via delle Belle Arti Rome, April 2013 �The current building, the Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) at Via delle Belle Arti, 113 (near the Etruscan Museum) was designed by prominent Italian architect Cesare Bazzani. It was completed between 1911 and 1915. The facade features exterior architectural friezes by sculptors Ermenegildo Luppi, Adolfo Laurenti, and Giovanni Prini, with four figures of Fame holding bronze wreaths, sculpted by Adolfo Pantaresi and Albino Candoni. The museum was expanded by Bazzani in 1934, and again in 2000 by architects Diener & Diener.� ( Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna , Wikipedia)

Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini Photo Sculpture

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Chiesa della Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini (Church of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims) Via dei Pettinari Rome, April 2013 �In 1722, the Piedmontese merchant Giovanni Battista de Rossi commissioned Giuseppe Sardi to build the fa�ade using designs by Francesco De Sanctis. The stucco statues on the fa�ade were competed by Bernardino Ludovisi.� ( Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini , Wikipedia)

Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini Photo Sculpture

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Chiesa della Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini (Church of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims) Via dei Pettinari Rome, April 2013 �In 1722, the Piedmontese merchant Giovanni Battista de' Rossi commissioned Giuseppe Sardi to build the fa�ade using designs by Francesco De Sanctis. The stucco statues on the fa�ade were competed by Bernardino Ludovisi.� ( Santissima Trinit� dei Pellegrini , Wikipedia)

St Pauls Within the Walls Photo Sculpture

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St Pauls Within the Walls by George Edmund Street , 1880 Via Napoli Rome, April 2013 �St Pauls Within the Walls, also known as the American Church in Rome, is a church of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe on Via Nazionale in Castro Pretorio, Rome. It was the first Protestant church to be built in Rome. Designed by English architect George Edmund Street in Gothic Revival style, it was built in polychrome brick and stone, and completed in 1880. The church contains mosaics which are the largest works of the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.� ( St Pauls Within the Walls , Wikipedia)

St Paul's Within the Walls Photo Sculpture

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St Paul's Within the Walls by George Edmund Street , 1880 Via Napoli Rome, April 2013 �St Paul's Within the Walls, also known as the American Church in Rome, is a church of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe on Via Nazionale in Castro Pretorio, Rome. It was the first Protestant church to be built in Rome. Designed by English architect George Edmund Street in Gothic Revival style, it was built in polychrome brick and stone, and completed in 1880. The church contains mosaics which are the largest works of the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.� ( St Paul's Within the Walls , Wikipedia)

Fountain of Neptune Photo Sculpture

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Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune), 1823 By Giuseppe Valadier (architect), Giovanni Ceccarini (sculptor) Piazza del Popolo Rome, April 2013 �Fountains by Giovanni Ceccarini (1822�23), with matching compositions of a central figure flanked by two attendant figures, stand on each side of the piazza to the east and west, flanked by neoclassical statues of The Seasons (1828). The Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune) stands on the west side, Neptune with his trident is accompanied by two dolphins. Rome between the Tiber and the Aniene on the east side, against the steep slope of the Pincio, represents the terminal mostra of the aqueduct. Dea Roma armed with lance and helmet, and in front is the she-wolf feeding Romulus and Remus.� ( Piazza del Popolo , Wikipedia)