Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)

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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore   wikidata:Q186282
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Parent institution Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Location
Rome Edit this at Wikidata, Italy
Coordinates 41° 53′ 51″ N, 12° 29′ 55″ E Link to OpenStreetMap Link to Google Maps Edit this at Wikidata
Established 5th century
date QS:P,+450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Authority file
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

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Front

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Rear (from piazza Esquilino)

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

Interior views

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

Confessio

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

Sixtin Chapel

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

Borghese Chapel

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  • Cupola
    Cupola
  • Tomb of Paul V
    Tomb of Paul V
  • Statue of King David
    Statue of King David
  • Tomb of Clement VIII
    Tomb of Clement VIII

Baptism chapel

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  • Baptismal chapel
    Baptismal chapel
  • Chapel
    Chapel
  • Baptismal fount, detail
    Baptismal fount, detail

Cosmatesque pavement

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Plans

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  • Floor plan
    Floor plan
  • Columns
    Columns
  • Cupola
    Cupola
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