All photos are of ceilings unless otherwise indicated. All are from Rome. All were taken on my phone, which is an iPhone 4S. And last time I checked, Blogger was crap at jump cuts, but this post has 30+ pictures, so I can't not. After the second picture, click on the link that says "Read more"... or,
to see all the pictures, just click here.
ETA 1/27/12: Blogger, I hate you. My apologies to anyone whose blog readers were overwhelmed by this post during the time Blogger decided to arbitrarily remove my jump cut! Should be back now.
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| Dome of Abbazia San Bernando alle Terme |
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| One of the domes of the Basilica dei SS. Ambrogio e Carlo |
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| Another of the domes of the Basilica dei SS. Ambrogio e Carlo |
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| Another of same |
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| Another of same |
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| Ceiling fresco of same |
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| Dome of Chiesa SS. Vincenzo e Anastasio Padri Cistercensi |
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| Ceiling fresco of same |
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Ceiling (and upper walls) of Oratorio del SS. Crocifisso, which is a
random office-building type thing I happened to wander through |
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| Dome in Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto al Foro Traiano |
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| Teeny little ceiling window in same |
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| Main dome (there are many many) in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
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| Another view - St Peter's |
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| Another |
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| Another dome, St Peter's |
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| Another (there are so many -- I took pics of at least 11 and that wasn't all) |
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| Floor |
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| Floor |
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| Moving on to the Vatican Museums -- miles of ceiling frescoes |
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| I like these ladies at work on the ceiling |
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| This fresco had a net under it to catch pieces flaking off |
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| Here's what the ceilings look like in the halls of the Vatican Musei |
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| Doorway |
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| Wall painted with stars |
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| Spiral staircase in the musei. Note the circle on the floor at the bottom -- |
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| -- because here's what it looks like when you stand on that circle and look up at spiral and ceiling. |
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| Random entranceway ceiling in a building on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II |
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Random lights on the terrace of a restaurant near Piazza Navona. I know they're pretty unspectacular
compared to the other ceilings I photographed, but I liked them a lot |
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| Dome in Basilica di S. Maria in Aracoeli |
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| Another of same |
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And finally -- last but far from least -- the ceiling of
the Pantheon on my last night. The sun was setting.
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