San Lorenzo's Rotonda

The ten columns below and the twelve columns above, which open up in the matroneum, are different in shape and material. They stand like silent sentinels in time, pacing the magnificent space that was luckily returned to the city following restoration works started in 1908 and concluded in 1911. Unfortunately, the top part of the church had collapsed, so the restoration was extensive and pervasive. However, the skilled intervention was able to harmoniously unite the modern parts and the more ancient ones, with results that are on the whole positive.