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Audio guide Basilica of Saint John Lateran in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Basilica of Saint John Lateran telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Basilica of Saint John Lateran:
- 1Cappella Corsini
A centrally planned chapel crowned by a dome, housing the tombs of Pope Clement XII and other members of the Corsini cardinal family.
- 2Cappella Colonna del Santissimo Salvatore
Also known as the Choir Chapel, designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, where several cardinals of the Colonna family are buried.
- 3Papal Altar and Gothic Ciborium
The papal altar beneath the monumental Gothic ciborium by Giovanni di Stefano, which houses the reliquaries containing the heads of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
- 4Absidale Mosaic by Jacopo Torriti
A spectacular 13th-century mosaic depicting the Virgin presenting Pope Nicholas IV alongside saints, created by master craftsmen Jacopo Torriti and Jacopo da Camerino.
- 5Lateran Cloister
A masterpiece of 13th-century Cosmati art by the Vassalletto family, this is Rome's largest cloister, distinguished by its marble-inlaid columns.
- 6Lateran Baptistry
An octagonal baptistry founded by Pope Sixtus III, which served as a model for baptistries throughout Italy and remained Rome's only baptistry for many generations.
- 7Confessional of Pius IX
A confessional created in 1851 by Filippo Martinucci, adorned with polychrome marble and a gilded wrought-iron balustrade in the Neo-Gothic style.
- 8Statues of the Twelve Apostles
Monumental sculptures of the twelve apostles created by various Baroque artists including Camillo Rusconi, Pierre Legros and Angelo De Rossi, positioned on the Borrominian pilasters.
- 9Organ of Luca Biagi
A monumental sixteenth-century organ decorated by Giovan Battista Montano, featuring three triforia with metal pipes, some of which are twisted.
- 10Tabula Magna Lateranensis
A 13th-century mosaic tablet bearing a Latin inscription that lists the relics once preserved within the basilica and the Sancta Sanctorum.
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Catedral emblemática y sede oficial del Papa, con fachada del siglo XVIII y estatuas de los Apóstoles.
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Madre y Cabeza de todas las Iglesias de la Ciudad y el Mundo. Incluida en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Europa por la Unesco. Nos recomendó la visita nuestra guía por los museos vaticanos y realmente no sé, porque no estaba en nuestro itinerario. Es hermosa en todos sus puntos además de la importancia histórica y católica para nosotros
Quedé impresionado con San Pablo extramuros, más con Santa María Maggiore, y aun más con San Juan de Letrán. Esta inmensa iglesia reluce con la gran cantidad de brillo dorado, cómo por sus esculturales imágenes de los apóstoles. Todo es magnífico y lujoso, salvo la sillería que es de plástico. Recorrerla fue muy bonito, vale la pena su visita, a media hora de Roma Termini, caminando.
@searmolamarimorena Considerada la madre y cabeza de todas las iglesias del mundo, la Basílica de San Giovanni in Laterano (San Juan de Letrán) es la catedral de Roma y la sede episcopal del Papa, incluso por encima de San Pedro del Vaticano. Fue fundada en el siglo IV por el emperador Constantino, convirtiéndose en la primera basílica cristiana de la historia. A lo largo de los siglos ha sido testigo de concilios, coronaciones papales y grandes transformaciones arquitectónicas. En su interior encontrarás doce monumentales estatuas de los apóstoles y el antiguo trono papal, que recuerdan el poder espiritual que este lugar tuvo durante la Edad Media. Está menos concurrida que otras basílicas romanas y ofrece una experiencia más íntima, más espiritual.
- 1.Cappella Corsini
- 2.Cappella Colonna del Santissimo Salvatore
- 3.Papal Altar and Gothic Ciborium
- 4.Absidale Mosaic by Jacopo Torriti
- 5.Lateran Cloister
- 6.Lateran Baptistry
- 7.Confessional of Pius IX
- 8.Statues of the Twelve Apostles
- 9.Organ of Luca Biagi
- 10.Tabula Magna Lateranensis
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