Top 7 Churches and Basilicas in Rome

Plus BY: THE ROMAN EMPIRE DECEMBER 18, 2023

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Top 7 Churches and Basilicas in Rome

7

St. Peter's Basilica

6

The Pantheon

5

St. John Lateran Basilica

4

Santa Maria Maggiore

3

St. Paul Outside the Walls

2

Trinità dei Monti

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San Giovanni dei Fiorentini

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