15/10/2024
I am surrounded by the treasures coming from the past ❤️
What's unique about this place?
First of all, this is the greatest cloister of Rome belonging to the basilica of Saint John Lateran.
Secondly, this the finest masterpiece by Vassallettos who were the most important family of mosaicists, sculptor-architects working in Rome in the XIII century, as well as the Cosmati family.
They decided to build this "corner of medieval beauty " by using not fragments of ancient monuments , but new architectural elements (colonnades, capitals, cornices, inlays) created directly from scratch .
And the result? A wonderful example of elegance , semplicity and order , of classical tradition.
I love it ! ❤️ 🫶