Rome:
AVENTINO HILL
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GIARDINO DEGLI ARANCI The garden of the oranges is the name of a little public garden situated on the top of Aventino hill. From this garden we have a beautiful view of the center of Rome and of church of Santa Sabina |
CHURCH
OF SANTA SABINA The church of Santa Sabina is one of the ancient church of Rome. The church was build in V century and it maintain the ancient aspect.
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![]() Santa Sabina |
![]() The tabernacle |
One of the most ancient object in the church was a little tabernacle with beautiful mosaic |
![]() The pulpit in the church of Aracoeli |
The
pulpit in the church of Aracoeli has the same type of mosaic. We call this type of decoration "cosmatesca", from the conventional name given to families of mosaicist who lived in Rome in the XII-XIII century. |