La nef principale et transept de la basilique de San Giovanni à Laterano à Rome - Photos

Rome, Italy, January 26 - The main nave, the Gothic ciborium and transept of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist. This Basilica, built on the Celian hill since the 4th century in the early Christian era, is also known as the Cathedral of Rome and is the most important and ancient basilica in the Western world. Inside the apse a series of magnificent Byzantine mosaics depicting the Emperor Constantine, while the central nave was designed in the Baroque period by the architect Francesco Borromini. Image in high definition format.