Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Photos - no talking

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January 11th 2008
I decided to bring my extremely cheap camera with me - in case it got stolen I wouldn't worry so much. It does a decent job, except with darker indoor shots. I refuse to use the flash inside of a church; I believe it changes the shadows and emphasizes certain things that are probably not meant to be. Such is the reason some are blurry. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more