Eternal Rome, Italy’s capital
The interior of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs (Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri), a titular basilica church, built inside the frigidarium (a large cold pool) of the vast Thermae (Baths) of Diocletian, a Roman Emperor, who ruled from 284 to 305 and had always resisted and persecuted Christianity. The basilica is therefore dedicated to Christian martyrs, both known and unknown.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Oct 31, 1994