Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
	Parent institution	Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome
	Location	Rome , Italy
	Coordinates	41° 53′ 51″ N, 12° 29′ 55″ E
	Established	5th century date QS:P,+450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
	Authority file	: Q186282 VIAF: 248753162 LCCN: n88227199 UNESCO: 91-003 GND: 4228647-5 SUDOC: 079293220 WorldCat

institution QS:P195,Q186282

English: The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is a extraterritorial property of the Vatican. The church is located in Rome, Rione I. - Monti.

Exterior views

Front

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  Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, 1744, Palazzo del Quirinale (Rome)
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  engraving by Giuseppe Vasi
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  Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Veduta della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica
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  Façade
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  facciata della basilica
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  Façade
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  Façade
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  facciata

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  Statues topping the façade
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  Bell-tower
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  Vaulting of the portico
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  Statue of Philip IV of Spain, under the portico
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  Statue of Philip IV of Spain

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  Porta Santa
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  statua della Madonna
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  fianco destro

Rear (from piazza Esquilino)

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  From a lateral view, 1963
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  2007
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  2007
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  abside
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  abside
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  abside
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  abside

Interior views

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  Interior
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  Interior in 1883
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  Interior in 2010
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  Nave
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  Papstaltar
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  Papstaltar
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  Caisson ceiling
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  Caisson ceiling
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  Same
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  Apse mosaic
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  Apse mosaic
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  Nave mosaic
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  Baldacchino
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  Chapel
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  Fresco above the organ
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  Ingulgence edicted by John XXIII
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  Grab Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
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  Vertical panorama of crypt, altar, and ciborium
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  Cupola
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  Cupola
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  Rose-Window

Confessio

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  Relic of the Holy Cradle
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  Same
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  Same, detail
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  Statue of Pope Pius IX praying before the relic
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  Holy cradle
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  Grab Pius IX
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Sixtin Chapel

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  Dome, Inside view
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  Same, detail
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  Ciborium
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  Same
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  Same, detail
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  Torch-bearer angel
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  Tomb of Pius V
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  Same
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  Pius V coffin
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  Same

Borghese Chapel

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  Cupola
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  Tomb of Paul V
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  Statue of King David
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  Tomb of Clement VIII
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Baptism chapel

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  Baptismal chapel
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  Chapel
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  Baptismal fount, detail

Cosmatesque pavement

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Plans

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  Floor plan
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  Columns
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  Cupola

This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura.