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Christmas Eve day Christmas Eve day Part OnePart One

We visit many churches and end the day with a lovely dinner at a

sidewalk café.

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CreditsCredits

• Most pictures by Joe Naumann• Some pictures by Ginny Naumann• Some pictures from Lea Barlow’s

gift CD (thanks Lea)• Maps and animations from the

internet

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Many Many buildings are buildings are built around built around

central central courtyards – courtyards – this was near this was near

the hotelthe hotel

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Doors like Doors like these in rather these in rather plain facades plain facades lead to inner lead to inner courtyardscourtyards

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Narrow Narrow streets and streets and

sidewalk sidewalk cafes cafes

everywhere everywhere

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Piazza Piazza between the between the

hotel & hotel & PantheonPantheon

• Saw a fresco on the ceiling of an apartment & heard classical music

• Stock exchange building façade is former Hadrian’s Temple

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PantheonPantheon

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Parthenon up closeParthenon up close

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Main altar & sanctuary Main altar & sanctuary

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Open dome & ceilingOpen dome & ceiling

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Side altarSide altar

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Royal tombRoyal tomb

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Victor Emmanuel TombVictor Emmanuel Tomb

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Parthenon Parthenon Piazza seen Piazza seen

from the from the door of the door of the ParthenonParthenon

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Parthenon Piazza (Piazza Parthenon Piazza (Piazza Rotunda)Rotunda)

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Parthenon PiazzaParthenon Piazza

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House with House with portrait of the portrait of the Madonna on Madonna on Parthenon Parthenon

PiazzaPiazza

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Many street Many street performers performers were seen – were seen – father & son father & son musicians, musicians, mimes, etc.mimes, etc.

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Santa Maria sopra MinervaSanta Maria sopra Minerva

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Obelisk in front Obelisk in front of Santa Maria of Santa Maria

sopra Minerva – sopra Minerva – in the in the

background, background, the back of the the back of the

ParthenonParthenon

Obelisk by Bernini

Obelisk by Bernini

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Blue ceiling detailBlue ceiling detail

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Side altarSide altar

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Side altarSide altar

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Old-style, no-Old-style, no-privacy privacy

confessionalconfessional

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Main altarMain altar

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