The Ruins Of Rome

Ruins are everywhere in Rome. Not carefully preserved in one park, not encased under some big glass pavilion. Just walk around and you bump into the stuff. You can't go more than a few blocks without a reminder of ancient Rome.

The places take on their own magical "ruinscape."

The Church Ceilings Of Rome

Want to be humbled in Rome? If the ancient ruins scattered around the city don't move you, head into any church and gaze upward. The designers knew what they were doing, getting the flock to look up to god. The eye follows the majesty.

A nice crawl through some of the highlights:

Finally, the big boy, the heavy, the Michaelangelo.