The following photographs of the 'Eternal City' were taken in January 2007...

 

Arco di Constantino with the Colosseum

 

Its capacity exceeded 50,000 spectators

 

Roman warriors still alive

 

Kick the pigeon

 

Reading on the steps

 

San Giovanni Laterano church

 

The highly religious climb the steps of Scala Santa on their knees

 

 

 

A picture of the Spanish Steps on a mobile

 

 

 

The Trevi Fountain

 

Forum Romanum - the marketplace and heart of ancient Rome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit stalls in Campo de Fiori

 

 

 

A chilly morning in Rome

 

A begger on the Cordonata steps, Capitoline Hill

 

Piazza Venezia

 

 

 

Corriere della Sera

 

 

 

The Pantheon

 

The pillars

 

 

 

 

 

A busker in Piazza Navona

 

The tower of S Maria in Cosmedin

 

Circo Massimo, the site of chariots racing in ancient times

 

A tilted streetlight with the Castel Sant' Angelo

 

A glance at the Tiber River

 

 

 

Via Della Conciliazione leads to the Vatican City

 

Pope's window, second from the right on the top floor

 

St Peter's Basilica

 

The massive statues cast shadows with the low evening sunlight

 

The grave of pope John Paul II still attracts pilgrims from all over the world

 

Swiss Papal Guards

 

The stunning interior of St Peter's Basilica

 

The shadow of Basilica's dome seen from its top

 

Rome at night

 

This guy was collecting coins thrown in the Trevi Fountain

 

Spanish Steps and Piazza Spagna

 

Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II

 

The Tiber River speeds up next to Ponte Palatino

 


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