The oldest preserved church in Roman Forum

The Roman forum: the three columns of the temple of Castor and Pollux, and the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice. Etching by D. Cunego, 17--, after C.L. Clérisseau.

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The Roman forum: the three columns of the temple of Castor and Pollux, and the church of Santa Maria Liberatrice. Etching by D. Cunego, 17--, after C.L. Clérisseau.