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Vatican Museum Grounds

Sphere Within Sphere is a bronze sculpture by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro in the Courtyard of the Pinecone at the Vatican Museum.  Versions of the sculpture can be seen in many settings worldwide. The Fontana della Pigna or simply Pigna (“The Pine cone”) is a former Roman fountain which now…

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Fountain of Neptune

The Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune) is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located at the north end of the Piazza Navona. It was once called “Fontana dei Calderari” because it was located close to a small alley with blacksmith’s workshops, makers of pots and pans and of other metal…

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Piazza del Popolo

Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome. The name in modern Italian literally means “People’s Square”, but historically it derives from the poplars after which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name.  An Egyptian obelisk of Ramesses…

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St. Peter’s Square at Night

St. Peter’s Square is definitely a “must see” when you visit Rome.  But if you are a photographer, you should try to return to get some images at night. These next two images were shot from the end of Via della Conciliazione. #Rome, #TerriButlerPhotography, #photography

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Forum of Augustus

The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial forums of Rome, Italy, built by Augustus. It includes the Temple of Mars Ultor. The triumvir Octavian vowed to build a temple honoring Mars, the Roman God of War, during the battle of Philippi in 42 BC. After winning the battle,…

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Pantheon

The Pantheon from Greek meaning “every god” is a building in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD. He…

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Fountain of the Naiads

The fountain is in the Piazza della Repubblica, a semi-circular piazza in Rome, at the summit of the Viminal Hill. From the square starts one of the main streets of Rome, Via Nazionale. The fountain was originally the fountain of the Acqua Pia (connected to the aqua Marcia aqueduct), commissioned…

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