De 10 hoogtepunten van… de Capitolijnse Musea (Palazzo dei Conservatori)

De Capitolijnse heuvel, doorgaans simpelweg als ‘het Capitool’ aangeduid, wordt al zeker 3.500 jaar bewoond. Volgens de gezaghebbende Atlas of Ancient Rome ontstond op deze heuvel in de midden-bronstijd, zo rond 1600 BCE, een stabiele nederzetting.[1] Toen deze nederzetting zich verenigde met de dorpen op de andere heuvels, werd zo…

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Rome: San Giovanni in Laterano

The San Giovanni in Laterano is the most important Roman Catholic church in the world. It is the seat of the Pope as bishop of the diocese of Rome and is therefore the city’s cathedral. It ranks first among Rome’s four major basilicas[1] and five papal basilicas[2]. But more importantly…

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Milan: San Nazaro in Brolo

Saint Ambrosius (ca. 340-397) is credited with founding three or four churches in Milan in the late fourth century. The Basilica Martyrum (now the Sant’Ambrogio) was one of them, the Basilica Virginum (now the San Simpliciano) another. The third church was the Basilica Apostolorum, or the Basilica of the Apostles.…

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