At the corner of the via Lucrezio Caro and the via Maria Dionigi stands one of the two major Waldensian churches in Rome, built after the "secularization" of the Roman state.

Note the large entry at street level on the side of the church.

The dome of San' Ignazio is quite convincing, especially in the dim light of the nave.

This 14th century church owes its 20th century fame to its porch, containing the Bocca Della Verrita.

In the center of the Piazza Navona is Bernini's famous fountain of the four rivers, surmounted by it's obelisk. To the left of the fountain is the Collegio and the church of Saint Agnese and the Palazzo Doria Pamphlij, all ...

Facade on the Santa Maria dell 'Anima. Typical normal European hall church was completed in 1399. Church for the various Germanic people residing in Rome, it is encompassed by secular buildings but includes a cloister.

Begun by Fra Francesco Grimaldi in 1591 and continued by Carlo Maderno.

Note the typical 19th century Protestant liturgical arrangement with the high central pulpit with the communion table down below with the pipes of the organ surmounting all. Unlike Dutch Calvinists of the period there is ...

The dome carries with it tremendous iconographic significance. From ancient times the dome was a symbol of the heavens and thus of deity and eternity. This ancient symbol found its fulfillment in it's use in the Church ...

Another trompe d'oeil masterpiece of Andrea Pozzo is the vault fresco representing the missionary activity of the Jesuits titled "the Triumph of Saint Ignatius." The scene represents the ultimate success of the baroque in ...

The dome or cupulo seen from the apse shows the distortion of the dome when seen from an alternate perspective.

Designed by Carlo Maderno, executed by Orazio Grassi who is responsible for the façade. Begun in 1626.

At the corners of the fresco are representations of the four continents in which the Jesuits carried out their ministry. Here is Europa.

The sanctuary is elliptical with the altar location made a focus by the use of columns and pediment with a painting of the crucifixion of St. Andrew to further focus the attention of the worshipper on the importance of the altar.

Bernini's S Andrea built in 1659 near the Quirinale Palace, the residence of popes until 1870.

Sant Ivo is the church of the former University of Rome which formed a 3 story rectangle with the church as it's head.

The interior of the church was designed by Vignola.

America with the representation of a Native American in headdress.