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Rome

Rome in light and shadow: winding stairs, ancient stone and the life of the streets.

CategoryPlaces

LocationRome, Italy

DateSeptember 2013

Photographs37

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A spiral staircase curves down around a central opening, with ornate railings and small figures on the steps. — Rome / Tomasz.Nowicki

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A spiral staircase curves down around a central opening, with ornate railings and small figures on the steps. — 01 / 37The spiral

Pedestrians walk along a narrow cobbled lane between tall stone buildings and shuttered windows. — 02 / 37

Visitors gather beneath the Pantheon's tall columns and triangular pediment. — 03 / 37

A small group stands beside a long shuttered building on a broad cobbled Roman street. — 04 / 37

Visitors cross a cobbled square beneath an obelisk and a domed church with twin bell towers. — 05 / 37

An accordion player sits on a chair in a cobbled square as visitors gather behind him. — 06 / 37

A performer in a light suit crosses a cobbled square while spectators gather around and watch. — 07 / 37

Crowds fill the street leading towards a broad staircase and a church with twin towers. — 08 / 37

An empty cobbled aisle runs between barriers and rows of chairs towards St Peter's Basilica. — 09 / 37

Rows of empty chairs lead across the cobblestones towards the facade of St Peter's Basilica. — 10 / 37Before the crowd

Umbrella pines and ancient ruins frame a view towards the Colosseum under a pale sky. — 11 / 37

A ribbed church dome and lantern rise above umbrella pines and surrounding buildings. — 12 / 37

A panorama of Rome with a domed church rising above umbrella pines, roads and tightly packed buildings. — 13 / 37Across the city

A person walks towards the camera along a cobbled street beside a tall metal gate and parked cars. — 14 / 37

A performer in a patterned outfit stands in a square while a passer-by crosses the foreground. — 15 / 37

Street performers in patterned costumes stand beside a seated guitarist in a shaded square. — 16 / 37

A boat rests beside a tree-lined riverbank, with an arched bridge reflected in the still water. — 17 / 37

Scooters and bicycles are parked along a shadowed wall, with sunlight falling across the cobblestones. — 18 / 37Parked in the light

Two guards in striped uniforms stand with halberds inside a deep arched doorway. — 19 / 37

Two striped-uniformed guards hold halberds beneath an arch as a visitor approaches the doorway. — 20 / 37

A row of stone statues stands above the pediment and balustrade of a monumental church facade. — 21 / 37

People hold up a banner reading 'Francesco uno di noi' in front of St Peter's Basilica. — 22 / 37

A woman holds fabric over her head for shade amid a crowd outside St Peter's Basilica. — 23 / 37

A young person in a dark jacket and cap stands amid a dense crowd in bright sunlight. — 24 / 37

A man raises his hand to shade his eyes as he looks across a seated crowd near a colonnade. — 25 / 37

A white-robed pope appears between out-of-focus heads and raised hands in a crowd. — 26 / 37

A white-robed pope reaches towards the crowd, with an out-of-focus spectator in the foreground. — 27 / 37

A gathering fills the steps beneath the tall columns of St Peter's Basilica, seen over the heads of a crowd. — 28 / 37

A view into the Colosseum showing the curved arena, exposed underground passages and tiers of stone arches. — 29 / 37

A wide view of the Colosseum's interior, with broken stone walls surrounding the oval arena beneath clouds. — 30 / 37

An overhead view follows the sweeping spiral of a staircase and its decorated balustrades towards the floor below. — 31 / 37Looking down

The weathered outer arches of the Colosseum rise against an open sky. — 32 / 37

A narrow Roman facade with shuttered windows, overhead cables and a wrought-iron street lamp. — 33 / 37

Water sprays from a fountain around a sculpted figure blowing into a shell, with people and vehicles behind. — 34 / 37

A reclining bearded stone figure holds a long staff against the rough rock of a monumental fountain. — 35 / 37

Light enters through the circular opening at the centre of the Pantheon's coffered dome. — 36 / 37Light through the oculus

A uniformed guard stands holding a rifle on a small platform against a pale stone monument. — 37 / 37