The Historian · Marco · Rome
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore
I come here to see the first gold brought back from the Americas on the ceiling.
Fifth-century mosaics untouched by Renaissance meddling. Pure Roman endurance.
— Marco, The Historian
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