拉特兰圣乔凡尼大教堂

每到欧洲的一个国家或者城市，我一定会去看看它们的教堂，因为代表着其特点特色，而且是历史的积淀。拉特兰圣乔凡尼大教堂装饰比较精致，每一处雕刻都非常细致。独特的建筑设计使聚声效果非常好，显得非常庄严，使人敬而生畏。

这座教堂感觉让人一眼会有点眼花缭乱，外墙到内里的一些雕塑装饰都非常的繁复，觉得极尽华丽的构思的样子。屋顶上有壁画，很精美，维护得也很好。

此大教堂位于城墙内东南部圣乔凡尼门附近，是罗马四大教堂之一。我们从北边进去，入口处是两层的有壁画的凉廊，很不错，也这部分不算大。进到内部才知道规模其实非常大，而且，大理石装饰相当豪华，天顶的装饰很华丽，半圆顶部分的马赛克也不错。身廊左右摆着12使徒的大雕像，觉得很壮观。我们最后看到大教堂正面，其上部排着圣人雕像，这也相当壮观。

这座教堂主色是有点灰白，但是规模还是很大，从外部看来，无论是壁画还是雕刻到每个装饰，都非常细致。教堂内部很高，顶上也有不少装饰。

从外面走近越能感受教堂顶头巨型雕像有多壮观，内部每个角落都充满了不同风格的惊喜，处处都是艺术品般的精致，整片的壁画让人印象深刻，是在罗马看到最喜爱的教堂。

这是“祖母级”的教堂了,大部分人都会错过,可能是因为它的位置有点偏,不过却有很多可看的。如果你在罗马的逗留时间有3天以上,那么一定要来这里看看。

这是一个很美丽的大教堂,不像圣彼得教堂那样的拥挤。你可以要一个博物馆的自主解说器,不过没留下什么深刻印象。教堂坐落在一个美丽的广场,那里有很多长凳可以休息。值得一去。

我们最喜欢传教士的雕像了,非常令人赞叹。不过语音导游机的系统实在是太烂了,我们领取语音导游机的时候需要上交护照,但是我们把护照原件放在酒店了,只带了复印件,他们不接受,当我们结束行程回来的时候收取了我们50欧元。早知道那个导游机那么烂,我们还不如不听了呢,不过如果没有的话,是进入了考文特花园的(真想知道是为什么)。语音导游机还包含圣阶(Holy Stairs)的解说。

一定不可错过拉特兰圣乔凡尼大教堂,它的雄伟壮观让人惊艳,严肃高雅让人钦佩。

我去过罗马三次,第三次的时候终于去参观了拉特兰圣乔凡尼大教堂。我不知道为什么那些导游书和网上的评论都忽略了这里。这是一个很大的教堂,而且装修得很华丽,很有特色。地板是大理石的,很漂亮。后殿上的壁画很漂亮。天花板是16世纪的梅迪奇风格的,很高雅,那些浮雕和雕塑也很漂亮。Pierre Legros的作品圣巴塞缪斯真是太珍贵了。如果你喜欢参观教堂的话,那去罗马的时候一定要来这里。我参观过圣彼得大教堂、巴塞罗那大教堂、米兰大教堂等等很多教堂,但是我觉得这个教堂仅次于圣彼得大教堂。教堂的外面看起来不怎么样,可能这就是这里不太有名的原因吧。但是当你走进去之后,你一定会被震撼的,因为你不知道里面到底怎么样,看到那些东西你肯定会很惊喜的。

I love this Basilica and the Holy Stairs across the road. I visit each time I come to Roma. It's a bit out of the way but there is a metro close by. The Basilica is ornate and fabulous inside its impressive if austere exterior. I was there during a service and I reckon there were at least 20 clergy in attendance. Then there are the stairs which you must climb in silence on your knees. It's excruciating because the pace is slow as the penitent pray on each step. My knees have yet to forgive me. Especially as the elderly italian lady next to me couldn't manage on her own and asked for my assistance. She leant on me (& my poor knees took it with a whimper) then kissed my hand profusely for the assistance. What an experience!

The most amazing basilica I ever saw. Impressive and quite easy to visit besides being free. you can get by either walking or several means of transportation from downtown or the coliseum. Quite worth the visit and expect to stay at least half an hour at the site due to its size and all the details to see. A must see when in Rome.

This church was close to where we stayed in Rome. The first time we went we went in an unassuming side door. Once inside it is opulent, and awe inspiring. After reading that the original bronze door from the Senate is at the front of the church, we went back to see the front. Wow! Just the facade of this church is something to behold!

This basilica is a very complex site. But it is one of the most beautiful in Italy. The facade is beautifully simple and elegant and not over stylized. It has an imposing beauty to it.It is actually built on land once owned by a family in ancient Rome - who had their villa in this location. The surrounding area still has that peaceful and secluded feel to it.There are a couple of astonishing finds inside this complex. One being the magnificent bronze doors which were taken from the original ancient forum and placed here. They are a beautiful copper green and very impressive.One of the things I was really looking forward to - is an altar within the basilica which has a bronze pediment and bronze corinthian columns. You can't miss them. They are huge. These were actually taken from the Temple of Jupiter (the most important temple of ancient rome). And where the Spanish steps lead you to - is where this enormous temple and others once stood. Visible for miles around.Believe it or not - this Bronze Altar is from the Temple of Jupiter. Even more amazing - is that the bronze was melted down after the naval battle with Anthony & Cleopatra - from the rendered down rudders of the Egyptian Navy who were defeated. And this luxurious work of ancient art was placed inside the Temple of Jupiter.In the Rennaissance - the temple of Jupiter was still in excellent condition but once again - as is so often the case. It was demolished and all the materials used in constructing the buildings that are now on that acropolis. Some designed by Michelangelo. We can but imagine what the temple complex would have looked like in its and ancient form. But there is a marble relief you can find online - showing what the temple of Jupiter looked like in its magnificence.The bronze pediment and columns from the internal altar to Jupiter where taken from the Temple and placed in the new Basilica. An act of vandalism by the over-decorators of the middle ages. This kind of theft is known as: Spolia. Where ancient art and materials are placed in newer buildings. Hoping to emulate some of the grandeur of ancient rome and usually failing.I really enjoyed the visit to this beautiful building. For a small donation - there is an entrance to an external area of gardens with a collonade on four sides. Be sure to take your seat at the bronze altar and admire it for its complexity and skill.It is free to enter this basilica. I also really enjoyed the beauty of the enormous marble columns in the portico of the basilica. They are so beautifully carved and ice cold to touch. A real achievement on a grand scale. So we have to give the later architects some credit. This building is much more beautiful than St.Peter's in my opinion. Enjoy.

This Basilica is well worth the time spent. The Basilicas tend to go on and on after a while but if you are trying to narrow down a group of them be sure to incllude this one. Really lovely..... and the Holy Stairs are right accross the road as well :) note. If you want to go up the Holy Stairs don't go over during riposa as they close :(