The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome. L’Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, la Cattedrale di Roma. #rome #art #barocco | Roberto Celestri

1.1K views · 12 reactions | The Pope’s cathedral is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. Even though most people associate the Pope with St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, that’s actually not his cathedral — it’s his papal church and the most famous one, but the official cathedral of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) is St. John Lateran. | John Shaw Music | Facebook

Saint John LATERAN CATHEDRAL of the Pope outside wall, ROME ITALY. | Jick Hope Orongan

The magnificent central bronze doors of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome are nearly 2,000 years old, but they were not originally built for the church. The doors were repurposed from the ancient Roman Senate House, known as the Curia Julia, and moved to the basilica in the 17th century. Today, these monumental doors serve as the main entrance to the basilica. Despite their age and immense weight, they are so precisely balanced that a single person can open and close them with relat

33K views · 402 reactions | The massive bronze doors of the...

The stunning coffered gold ceiling of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran gleams above a crowd gathered for worship in Rome’s oldest and highest-ranking cathedral. 🏛️✨ | Days in Italy