Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode XI - Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Episode XI

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

 在羅馬的聖母大殿，是一個古老的羅馬天主教教堂。這是四大主教堂或四教皇聖殿之一。

這是一個非常漂亮的教堂。我到那兒一看週日禮拜。我在那裡拍了很多照片。

那裡的地下層有一個金娃娃雕像, 真是非常漂亮。

The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is an ancient Roman Catholic Marian basilica of Rome.

It is one of the four major or four papal basilicas. It’s a very beautiful basilica.

I went there on Sunday to watch a church service. I took many photos there.

There is a gold baby statue on the ground floor. It is very beautiful.

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The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode V - Santa Maria degli Angeli

Episode V

Santa Maria degli Angeli

在Repubblic Square廣場的中心有一所很漂亮的教堂。它被稱為Santa Maria degli Angeli。

你沒法想像這教堂的內部是如此美麗，是因為外面是沒有任何描述，直到你進入時，

你才意識到這是多麼宏偉的建築還有美麗的壁畫...

here is a very beautiful basilica in the centre of Repubblic Square. It’s called the Santa Maria degli Angeli.
You can’t imagine how beautiful the the interior of the basilica is because the outside is so non-descript

 and its not until you walk in that you realize just how magnificent the wall paintings and architecture is...

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Santa Maria degli Angeli basilica

Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode II - San Carlo al Corso

Episode II

San Carlo al Corso

我們在Via del Corso街發現了一所很漂亮的教堂 - Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso教堂。

我們參觀了它，之後我們去了一間不錯的餐館，吃了美味的寬麵條和比薩餅。

We found a very beautiful basilica in Via del Corso - the Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso church.

After we visited it we went to a nice restaurant to have a nice lasagna and salmon pizza.

"Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso) is a basilica church in Rome,

 facing the central Via del Corso. It is dedicated to Saint Ambrose of Milan and Saint Charles Borromeo,

 also native of that city. It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to this saint,

including San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.

The construction was begun in the occasion of the canonization of St. Charles Borromeo (1610),

under the direction of Onorio Longhi and, after his death, of his son Martino. The site was that of the

 former church of San Nicola de Tofo. The dome, resembling that of Santi Luca e Martina,

was designed by Pietro da Cortona (1668), who was also responsible of the apse and of the rich

 internal decoration. The façade was designed by Cardinal Luigi Alessandro Omodei,

 who did not like the project prepared by Carlo Rainaldi.

The internal plan is on the Latin cross. The central vault is frescoed with a Fall of the

 Rebel Angels (1677–1679) by Giacinto Brandi. The altarpiece, depicting the

Saints Ambrose and Charles, was painted around 1685-1690 by Carlo Maratta."

- From Wikipedia

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Beautiful basilica in Via del Corso - the Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso

 (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso)