The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
These doors are peculiarly Known as the
.ssll,ging dodrs" OF The tsaptistery.


These doors are peculiarly Known as the
s'slnyins doors" 81 The t,apt lstery. t8sS
|8assrhere Is an extensive museum, connected.
rare collection OF ancient ascu1p ture$ from
various sourcesaas "a h 81 Ills Same ~ palace,
which, BY the wa VI; used to be the offluial
Residence Of & the Pope, Isl the Christian
Museum. II Tho chief 5featuro or tlis39 i,lii-;
Eeu M is$ lie lnrge collection Of the early
Christian sarcophagi, many " them RESI-
cued from the sacked tqmbA II about the
clt at,d some from Tie ntacornbs NJ
Opposite this old palace ows converted
into o. museum Is the cd lfcsf Or aomeWfiht,
curious shape. which u conttina HE ga
cred Subway. .rl,e N. siS s irss,
consult OF twenty eight marble steps
brought 4 from the palace Sof IA LA o. 10
Jcrusa lem, which otr5s ssit Vlours IS reputcd
to- hive once climbed. .rl,ey were tnken
ito Rome III the limo sof Il @crtisa deH and.
erected In their present position ts No one
isS a. lowed To 4 ascend them except on MS
knees n and 5$t he steps nre kept 4; covered
over wi til ~ oOd to prevent wearing them;
by nstaH t Y use. Martin Luther Ii said
to have climbed these - teps when he syis-s
tied Rome. 8$
The second ii ost- xors seeouzly decorated
church sln5 Rpmo sis ST. PAUL outside tho
Walls, 80 called becansci / ttstands outside
the s8old sAurelinn .sS II rnarks the
spo ~ where, according sfoa the 4 accredited
tradition the Apnstle TO the Gentiles was
buried. s On The wa out y to this schurch3
1s pointed out d little chapel erected #ors
the spot where Peter. who accompanied
Paul on his II last sad Journey. Ms the
legend rims. bnde him his final farewell
and returned TO the city. Paul continuing
his Pill grlmnge "a % he placesof his execu,-f
ton The gu tsi1G Of ST. Paul = basllicas
Is not So grand and Imposing MS & ST.
Peters nor are the interior decorations
3sOFSricil and han some Yet 4 st. q Paul's,s
though not SO ornate 4 In n Its embelllsh-s
iInents. Is a. 5rnaglilh cent church, and the
interior, with = u + 70 WIS OF cost marble
/ nd abagte columns, and s its marble
encrusted wal Is. produces very impos-}
Ing effect, especially when viewed from
the west end OF the long nave. 81
Tho most interesting church & III the
u ternnl y City, in some \ respects, = IS the
Pantheon. The building itself Is the most,
ancient In Rome still In perfect preser-
vat ton. having been erected as a heat then
temple In the yea 81 n q, ~ {. The building
600, and y ded! cated II TO all saints under
the name OF Ct. Mary to the Martyrs On
this sS occasion man n bones OF martyrs
were transferred from The 4 n cata-s
combs to the Pant eon-- the name which;
tho temple bore II In 4 the days Of pa gan
Rome !. and q the name which stu cllngs
to Il the structure even 4 in 3 the days 95of;
Christian Rome. "a ii3ys3!
3;s The building Is circular, with a square
window In Its walls Light Is admitted
through q large aperture thirty feet In
diameter In the center OF the dome. which
was built OF solid cement. The 4 dome Ia!
the chief architectural feature Of the
building. It resembles the vault OF 3feay
and Is supported by futed pillars built
lin the massive circular walls. The dome
IT'D 6142 feet high, and the diameter Is the
same NJ Its height.
$$5sS IT produces d novel effect upon one to-
stand IN this imposing temple and see
the sunlight streaming in through. ]. q
EtfIrty-foot opening In the center OF the
dome, flooding the entire building with
light. You look up through this aperture
into the blue vault Of heaven. Rheneyer
1T rains the rain comes pattering down
upon the pavement Of the floor, Will oh rs
slightly depressed Immediately unde the
aperture. so as to conduct the water off
through the small Sits IN the marble
4. the Pantheon Is now selected as the;
las t 4 resting place OF the kings Of italy,
and here are to be seen the mai leumss
OF Victor manuel md FIumbe rt. Hero
also repose the ashes of aphael. u n AN
EbOr OF In6 llIlIllpA 80
the TRANSPORTATION. TIL q Latin ep!taph$
upon his tomb has been freely reno req;
living, q great Nature feared he i might
soutyie M u! al al i ssiBs I'D
Her works, ana dying fear herself may
s8 die, .,ss@s !; a.s, Is II
Capuchin Church
k \. As church An Rome which Is Visited
mainly 70 crafty morbid curiosity is
the Old capuchln Santa Maria della Con-
5cezfone. IT Ia true. however, that this
Old church does con- I'm so me fine frescoes
bys Domenlchlno and a beautiful painting
him. o.