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ROME
Churches
Santa Maria in Cosmedin (Piazza Bocca della Verità)
It's one of the most beautiful medieval churches in Rome, built in the sixth century next to a building of which some columns remain. It was enlarged according to the wishes of Hadrian I and donated to the Greek colony of Rome. "Cosmedin" in Greek means ornament and could refer to the decorative work carried out under Hadrian. Within, divided into three naves, the works in the "Cosmati" style are admirable: the mosaic pavement, the wooden pulpits, the tabernacle of the largest altar, the chorus, the Easter candelabra, the episcopal cathedral, and the tomb of Alfano. |
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