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Rome Sights

Battistero

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  • Address
    • Piazza San Giovanni
  • Hours
    • 7.30am-12.30pm & 4-7.30pm

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Lonely Planet review for Battistero

Around the corner from Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano is the fascinating octagonal battistero (baptistry). Built by Constantine in the 4th century, it served as the prototype for later Christian churches and bell towers. The chief interest, apart from the architecture, are the decorative mosaics, some of which date back to the 5th century.

 

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