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ROME
Churches
San Paolo fuori le Mura (via Ostiense)
San Paolo fuori le Mura is one of the four patriarchal basilicas of Rome, built at the request of Constantine in 314 and later enlarged. In 1823, after being almost completely destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt by the architect Poletti and finished in 1854. The facade, decorated with elaborate mosaics, is preceeded by a doorway in four sections, formed by 146 columns. The interior, with five naves, is rich in mosaics of byzantine inspiration. Particularly interesting is the Easter candelabra, the tabernacle above the Altar of San Paolo (1285, by Arnolfo di Cambio), and the thirteenth-century chapel by Pietro Vassalletto. |
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