Take a Virtual Tour of the Spectacular Major Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore in Rome – EpicPew

Take a Virtual Tour of the Spectacular Major Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore in Rome

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Drop whatever it is you’re doing and visit a 1500 year old Church, considered to be one of the four most important in Rome—and the world—St. Maria Maggiore (Mary  Major). The Vatican website is offering a free virtual tour: music, photos, 360 degree views, and more.

 

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TOUR

 

Also, explore the foundation and underworld of the famous church.

 

Here’s some highlights:

 

Artwork on the apse

 

Absolutely gorgeous from all angles

 

A beautiful day

 

St. Mary Borghese Chapel

 

The altar

 

The baptistery font

 

A side chapel in this Papal Basilica is more complex than all of Notre Dame

 

The baptistery, from Getty

ITALY – CIRCA 2016: Baptistery of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, 1340, Citta Alta (Upper Town), Bergamo, Lombardy. Italy, 14th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

 

Above the font