. New guide of Rome, Naples and their environs. two large fragments of afrontispiece of fine workmanship constitute the ruins ofthe temple of the Sun or of Serapis. SANTI APOSTOLI. This church, founded by Constantine, was renewedin tlie interior at the beginning of the last century on thedesign of F. Fontana. An antique bas relief in the poiticorepresents an eagle grasping a laurel crown. Opposite isthe monument of Volpato by Canova. On the roof of the middle nave Baciccio has paintedthe triumph of the Franciscan order. The chapels are or-namented with pictures and columns ; over the high alta
. New guide of Rome, Naples and their environs. two large fragments of afrontispiece of fine workmanship constitute the ruins ofthe temple of the Sun or of Serapis. SANTI APOSTOLI. This church, founded by Constantine, was renewedin tlie interior at the beginning of the last century on thedesign of F. Fontana. An antique bas relief in the poiticorepresents an eagle grasping a laurel crown. Opposite isthe monument of Volpato by Canova. On the roof of the middle nave Baciccio has paintedthe triumph of the Franciscan order. The chapels are or-namented with pictures and columns ; over the high altaris the martyrdom of SS. Philip and James by Muratori. The tomb of Clement XIV with the statues of Cle-mency and Temperance is a celebrated work of Canova, The chapel of S. Francis was painted by Cbiari. Thedescent from the cross over the altar of the last chapel,by Francesco Manno. In the environs of this church were the «Forum Sua-riuni», the street of the «Cornelians», and the grand tem-ple of tlie Sun, built by Aurelian. ~i —^V; (gW^S ©S IS©iai3 FOURTH DAY FROil THE QUIRINJL TO THE QUIRINAL. J n ancient limes this hill was named Agonaltus or Agoniusfrom the Sabine word Agon , a hill 5 and subsequentlyQuirinal from the temple of Quirlnus or from Cures, aSabine city. lis circumference is 15,700 feet, and itsheight above the level of the sea 320. The present name of Monte Cavallo is derived fromthe groups of colossal men and horses said to representCastor and Pollux whicii may be considered as masterpieces of Grecian sculpture though of authors unknown,the inscriptions Phidias and Praxiteles not being anteriorto the middle ages these groups cannot be attributed tothose celebrated artists. Pius YI placed between themthe obelisk found near the Mausoleum of Augustus, andPius Vll transferred here from the Forum the large basonof oriental granite now used as a fountain. PAPAL PALACE. Built by Gregory XIll in 1574 on the ruins of thethermae of Constantino
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