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Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Church and Historic and Protected Site
Roma
"Historical church and landmark, intricate ceiling arts"(4 Tips)
"1514 by Vari to Michelangelo."(3 Tips)
"only gothic church in Roma"(3 Tips)
"My favorite church in Rome."(2 Tips)
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Merve DFebruary 17, 2015Wow, wow, wow. A huge basilica (may be the tallest in Rome) that stands in a spacious and somewhat less crowded square. There are some great artwork inside and the colour of the ceiling is lovely!- Anne vdBMay 7, 2014Christo della Minerva, or Christ the Redeemer, was commissioned in 1514 by Vari to Michelangelo. A black vein was discovered in the marble of the 1st version; finished by apprentices Urbano & Frizzi.
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Andrey OpadchiyDecember 26, 2012The only truly gothic basilic in the whole Rome. Behind a simple white facade hides a true jewel. High, grey gothic pillars hold a blue ceiling with an impressive colored windows.
I Pini di RomaOctober 16, 2013The father of modern astronomy Galileo Galilei, after being tried for heresy in the adjoining monastery, abjured his scientific thesis in the church on the 22nd of June 1633
Catarina LaiDecember 30, 2012houses the remains of St. Caterina of Siena Fra Angelico. lots of paintings of Filippino Lippi, Raffaellino del Garbo, the Beato Angelico + work of Michelangelo
Cross Pollinate TravelNovember 6, 2012In front of this church is Linda’s favorite statue in Rome - a whimsical elephant with an obelisk on its back designed by Bernini
Fluying ✅September 7, 2018This is the only gothic church in Rome and features a Michelangelo statue, Christ Bearing the Cross.
Suzanne WenzSeptember 27, 2012Don't miss the Michaelangelo sculpture on the left side of the alter! Also amazing fillippo lippi painting!
Pray at the shrine of St Catherine of Siena. Rome's only gothic church.
- Terrence KlaverweideApril 19, 2012The only gothic church in Roma, also the ugliest church, don't bother...
Thiago AmorimMarch 25, 2017Triunfo de São Tomás sobre a Heresia (San Tommaso in cattedra sopra gli eretici), de Filippino Lippi. No livro: "Destruirei a sabedoria dos sábios". Derrotada pela sabedoria, no chão, a malícia
- Vanessa VazSeptember 9, 2015Magnifique plafond, dont la hauteur nous laisse béat, des dorures et un orgue magnifique. Une des plus belles du quartier.
Ana PereiraJune 24, 2017E a unica igreja gotica de Roma e nela repousa o corpo de Santa Catarina de Siena, menos a cabeca, que esta em Siena, sob o altar, e o tumulo de dois papas Medici, Leao X e Clemente VII
Abel RomeroApril 9, 2017En su interior se encuentra el Cristo de la Minerva de Miguel Ángel. Una oportunidad para ver su obra gratis.
MARCO ALU'November 27, 2011Da visitare assolutamente e..... Non perdetevi la cappella Carafa : un capolavoro assoluto!!
AlbaricoSeptember 6, 2011"nella cappella in fondo a sinistra.. un sarcofago del V sec a.C, Ercole in lotta con il leone Nemeo, fa pensare all'Occidente e l'Oriente avvinghiati in un modo spaventoso." (M. Lodoli - Isole)
Natalya SlonovayaAugust 1, 2013Слева от алтаря находится удивительная работа Микеланджело "Христос около Креста".
YanagspbApril 17, 2017Прикосновение к кончику слоновьего хвоста, согласно римской примете, приносит удачу.
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