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a.m. to midday altar ancient apse arch artists Augustus Augustus Hare Barberini baroque basilica beautiful believed Bernini Borghese bronze building built Cæsar Cardinal catacombs centre century BC chapel charming Christian church classical Clement cloister columns corner Corso Cortile del Belvedere cosmatesque decoration designed dome door Emperor entrance Etruscan façade fact famous Farnese find ourselves Forum fountain frescoes gallery garden Giacomo della Porta Giovanni inscription Italian Julius Julius Cæsar Madonna marble medieval Michelangelo monument mosaic Museo museum original painted palace Palatine Palazzo Palazzo Barberini papal Paul Peter's Piazza Piazza Navona picture picturesque Pietro Pius Ponte Pope Porta portico portrait probably Raphael reign relics Renaissance restored Roman Rome ruins Sala scene sculpture side Sistine Chapel Sixtus stands statue street Temple Tiber to-day tomb Trastevere Vatican Vatican Museum Venezia Via Appia Vicolo Villa Villa Giulia wall