It's taken a week, but at last we've become tourists. Today we visited the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. This is a stately home in the center of Rome that was built in the early 1500's. There are over 1000 rooms in the palace, some still lived in today by members of the Pamphilj family, some being rented out and the parts of the palace that we visited which are open to the public. Here are some pictures, a few which I took on the outside and then some interior shots that I gleaned from the Internet, because pictures inside were not allowed.
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| Hall of statues |
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Red room - walls are covered in silk material
and almost "wallpapered" with paintings |
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| Ornately decorated ceiling |
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| Painting depicting Mary Magdalene in 18th century garb |
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| Bust of one of the more powerful Pamphilj-Doria women |
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| Pope Innocent X - Giovanni Battista Pamphilj |
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| Hall of paintings |
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Lemon tree in courtyard - there were also several
orange trees and kumquat trees
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After this visit we were off to see the Church of St Ignacio, the largest Jesuit Church in Rome. This church was started in the 1600s. It is not as big as some, but clearly had wealthy patrons as there are some very ornate fittings inside. There are also several individuals buried within the church which is not unusual foe the churches we have visited here in the past. Here are a few pictures.
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| Corner fresco representing Africa |
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| Frescoed ceiling |
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| One of two organ lofts on either side of main altar |
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| Bookmarked marble panel on wall |
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| Main altar |
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| St Ignacio himself |
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| Frescoed dome |
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