Eternal Rome, Italy’s capital
The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura) was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I over the burial place of Saint Paul about two kilometres from the city walls, where it was said that, after the Apostle's execution, his followers erected a memorial. It has been rebuilt, modified and extended many times. A disastrous fire in 1823 all but destroyed it and rebuilding started three years later; the façade was rebuilt between 1873 and 1884.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Nov 04, 1994