One usually sees photos of the front of the Pantheon in Rome.  Be sure to walk around the building!  I find the sides and the back to be impressive, and I also find that, walking around it, takes me back in time, just as much as looking at the front of the building does.

Via dei Cestari begins on the east side of the Pantheon.  This street is like a mini-shopping district for clerics and officials, of the Catholic Church.

At the corner of Via del Piè di Marmo, with Via Santo Stefano del Cacco, you will find a fragment of an ancient statue.  It is the foot of what was once a complete statue, which would have stood some 25 feet tall.  It is known by the name of Piè di Marmo.

The Palazzo de Carolis dates from 1714, when it was built as a residence for Livio de Carolis.  It was later purchased by the Banca di Roma, which hired the architect, Pio Piacentini, to transform it into their corporate headquarters.

The Fontana del Facchino can be found at Via Lata, set against the side of Palazzo de Carolis.  The fountain, designed by Jacopino del Conte, depicts an “acquaiòlo,” or water carrier.  These men would fill casks with water from the Tiber River, or the nearby Trevi Fountain, and sell it to the citizens of Rome.

A plaque, on the façade of a building at Via dei Santi Apostoli, #18, marks the place where the Minister of the Navy, Benedetto Brin, lived until he died.

The Santuario della Madonna dell’Archetto is at Via di San Marcello, #41.  It was closed when we passed by, so we made a note to visit it in the future.

The Chiesa di Santa Maria in Trivio is in Piazza dei Crociferi.  The church was founded in 537, but what we see today dates from a rebuilding in 1573.  It was designed by the architect, Giacomo del Duca.

In Piazza di San Silvestro, we found an Ikea pop-up store.  Research tells us that it has been closed, ever since.

At the end of the piazza, on Via del Pozzetto, #160, you will find the Chiesa dei Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni.  The building, we see today, dates from 1728, and sits on the site of an earlier church.  It was designed by Sebastiano Cipriani, and then later, the project was taken over by Antoine Dérizet.

On the façade, there are statues of the two patron saints of the church.  On the left, there is the statue of Sant’Andrea, which is the work of Luca Breton.

In the niche to the right, you have the statue of San Claudio, which is the work of Guglielmo Antonio Grandjacquet.  Both statues date from 1771.

 

Next up: We visit the Basilica di San Silvestro in Capite!

 

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