IMG_0410 - St Paul's (Basilica) Outside the Wall. There has been a church here over St Paul's grave since the 4th century.
IMG_0412 - There are 150 columns, of pink and white. Each is a solid block of granite from Lago Majore.
IMG_0414 - St Paul's is one of four papal churches.
IMG_0415 - St Paul, with his epistles and the sword that beheaded him.
IMG_0416 - For centuries it was the largest basilica in Rome. Now it is second only to St. Peter's.
IMG_0420 - St Paul's Outside the Wall. Window made of thinly sliced alabaster.
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IMG_0423 -The marble came from many places. Greek is stripy or pink. Blotchy brown is Tunisian. Green is malachite.
IMG_0424 - This is the lower part of the apse shown in the next photo.
IMG_0425 - This 13th century mosaic is the main survivor of an 1823 fire.
IMG_0426 - St Paul's Outside the Wall is one of four papal churches around Rome, and is now part of the Vatican.
IMG_0427 - Various styles of column capitols.