ROME

Churches

Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura	Saint Augustine	Sant' Andrea al Quirinale
Sant'Andrea della Valle	Santi Apostoli	San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere	San Clemente	Santa Costanza
San Giovanni in Laterano	Santi Giovanni and Paolo	Sant' Ivo
San Lorenzo fuori le Mura	San Luigi dei Francesi	Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Santa Maria in Cosmedin	Santa Maria in Dominica	Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Santa Maria della Pace	Santa Maria del Popolo
Santa Maria in Trastevere	Santa Maria della Vittoria	San Paolo fuori le Mura
San Pietro in Montorio	San Pietro in Vaticano	San Pietro in Vincoli
Santa Prassede	Santa Sabina	Santo Stefano Rotondo

Santa Prassede (via Santa Prassede)
This basilica, built in 822 at the request of Pasquale I, has been reconstructed many times. The interior, with three naves, presents a beautiful floor in the "Cosmati" style and is rich in ninth-century byzantine mosaics.
The byzantine influence is noticeable also in the Chapel of San Zenone, built as a mausoleum for Teodora, mother of Pasquale I.
Two columns in black granite surround the entrance and support a beautiful cornice. The walls and vaulted ceiling are entirely decorated with golden mosaics. For this reason they have received the name "garden of Paradise."