Rome, Italy -- December 2009

Roman Coliseum



Arch of Constantine



Wooden floor of the Coliseum burned in a fire -- the rooms below were used to keep animals, props, etc.



Palatine Hill -- many emperors built their palaces on the hill



Temple of Vespa

Oldest ruins in Rome




Castel of Sant Angelo


St Peters Basilica & Vatican City

St Peters Square







Piazza Novona -- used to be flooded each year for water sports

St Agnes Cathedral in Piazza Novona


The Pantheon

Hole in roof















Trevi Fountain





Nativity Scene in St Peters Piazza



St Peters Basilica

The Vatican Museum


St Peters Tomb -- the "rock" on which St Peters and Vatican City is built on

Pope Leo V

St Peters smaller dome

Bernini's altar


Michaelangelo's Duomo at St Peters Basilica

Nativity Scene inside St Peters



Vatican Courtyard



Hall of Maps in Vatican Museum






Courtyard inside Vatican City


Michaelangelo's Basilica of Santa Maria of Angels and Martyrs


The Sistine Chapel

Michaelangelo's Ceiling




Michaelangelo's "The Last Judgement"


