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 OLD CITY WALLS: SERVIAN WALLS
Tradition dates these tufa-stone walls back to the reign of the king Servius Tullius; to the left of the central railway station Stazione Termini, is visible a well preserved section of it; reinforced by an embankment ("agger"), the walls ran during ...
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 ORATORIO DEL GONFALONE
This oratory belonged to a powerful Confraternity of S.Lucia del Gonfalone and was built in the 16th century. Behind a modest facade, by Domenico Castelli, is a magnificent hall surrounded by choir parts and entirely decorated with the cycle of fre...
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 ORATORIO FILIPPINO (BY BORROMINI)
The great architectural complex created by Borromini on the side of Chiesa Nuova includes Oratory and a convent with the library.
In the oratory St Philip Neri instituted the musical gatherings which became known as oratorios, and have given their...
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