Close up of the alter

St. Basil on Aventine Hill

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September 22nd 2006
Today Davide took us to the church of St. Basil on Aventine Hill. It’s this remarkable church that is the only work of Piranesi that was executed during his lifetime. Davide had received special permission for us to look inside and it was so great! It used to be the headquarters of the Knights of Malta, a group very similar to the more popular (thanks, Dan Brown) Knights of Templar. The whole ... 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