Architectural Lantern Slides of Italy
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Lantern slides created in Italy during the late 19th or early 20th century. Image subjects include arenas, basilicas, cathedrals, chapels, churches, fountains, gardens, loggias, public buildings, ruins, sculpture, tombs. These lantern slides were intended for use in architectural pedagogy. Some images include people and fashions of the time.
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Fontana delle Tartarughe: Overall view

Fountain of Arethusa: Overall view of pond with water plants and retaining walls
![Fountain of Neptune [Bologna]: Overall view, front](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/qz20sq9094h/ns06445871h/pz50gt57k7b/Italy-Florence-fountain-Neptune/full/!400,400/0/default.jpg)
Fountain of Neptune [Bologna]: Overall view, front

Fountain of Orion: Overall view

Fountain of Saturn, Rome, Italy

Fountain of the Four Beasts: Overall view

Fountain of the Four Rivers: View of two of the river gods at the base

Fountain of the Naiads: Overall view of fountain in front of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, built from the frigidarium of the Baths of Diocletian

Frascati Cathedral: Overall view of facade and bell towers

Funerary monument of Pope Innocent VIII, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Gate of Saint Nicholas, Florence: Overall view

Gate of the Cross, Florence: Overall view

General Assurance Building, Florence: Overall view of facade

Genoa Cathedral: Detail, lower half of facade, portals and rose window

Greek Theater, Syracuse: Detail of seating rows and sections

Greek Theater, Syracuse: Overall view from top of seating down to stage area

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Detail, Grand Thermae

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Detail, Maritime Theatre

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Detail, Pecile wall

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Detail, area of the Praetorium

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: Detail, part of the Imperial Palace

Herculaneum: House of Argus: Detail, colonnade

Herculaneum: House of Argus: Detail, within the peristyle garden

Herculaneum: House of Argus: Overall elevated view, showing outer walls and inner peristyle courtyard

House of Perugino: View of main entry, purported house of Perugino

I Gesuati: Raking view of canal facade

Il Gesù: Interior, view of nave and altar in apse

Il Gesù: Overall view of facade

Interior, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, Italy

Lateran Basilica: External view of the cloister arcade with Cosmatesque decoration