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THIRD DAY

FROM THE LATERAN TO THE QUIRINAL

St. John Lateran_Lateran Museums, — Scala Santa.— Villa
Wolkonsky. — Porta S. Giovanni.—Basilica of St. Stephen. —
S. Croce. — Amphitheatre Castrense. — Porta Maggiore.
— Temple of Minerva Medica. — St. Bibiana. — Arch of
Gallienus. — Porta S. Lorenzo. — Basilica of S. Lorenzo. —
Campo Santo. — Monte Esquilino. — Piazza di S. Maria
Maggiore. — Basilica. — S. Prassede. — S. Pudenziana. —
S. Pietro in Vincoli. — Baths of Titus. — Temple of Mars
Ultor. — Forum of Augustus. — Trajan's Forum. — Palazzo
Colonna. — Church of the Ss. Apostoli.
Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano. The
obelisk in this square is the finest in Rome; it is of
red granite and covered with hieroglyphics; and is
99 feet high, exclusive of the base. It was placed
here by Sixtus V. in 1588.
Palazzo del Laterano, destroyed by fire, and
rebuilt by Sixtus V. after the design of D. Fontana.
It was restored by Gregory XVI. In it is the
Museo Laterano, open daily from 9 to 3(free on
Saturdays), founded by Gregory XVI. and rich in
ancient sculptures. In the first room there are many
bas-reliefs and busts worthy of admiration. In the
second room are fragments of architectural ornaments,
the greater part of which belonged to Trajan's Forum.
In the third a beautiful statue of Antinous forms the
principal ornament. In the other rooms, no. 4 has a