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4 . Santa Maria Maggiore
This imposing rear facade was
added by Baroque architect Carlo QUIRINAL Tiburtino
Rainaldi in 1673. Santa Maria’s
interior is one of the most richly
decorated in Rome.
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The Tomb of Pius V (died
V I A D E L L ´ E S Q U I L I N O
1572) by Domenico
Fontana stands in this less-
well-known Sistine Chapel,
under the northeast dome
of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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Emanuele Metro

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6 Arch of Gallienus
This was built in the 3rd century AD to
replace an entrance in the old Servian Wall.
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5 . Santa Prassede
The 9th-century mosaics in the Chapel of San
Zeno are among the finest in Rome.

1 San Martino Key
ai Monti
The frescoes include Suggested route
17th-century Roman
landscapes and scenes 0 meters 75
from the life of Elijah
by Gaspare Dughet. 0 yards 75

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