Church of San Pietro

The church of San Pietro is located in the area of the ancient acropolis and is built on the remains of what was the great temple of Juno Moneta (2nd century BC), of which the podium and part of the central cell on which it stands today remain. the Christian building. The transformation from a pagan temple to a church probably already took place in the early Middle Ages, but on an architectural level nothing remains from this period, except for a few, but significant fragments of marble decoration, some reused as building material in the Romanesque bell tower. together with another specimen now exhibited at the Municipal Archaeological Museum.

The church consists of a single nave, although three large arches are still visible on the right wall, which would suggest at least another small nave on this side of the building. Inside these arches, built in medieval times, during some restoration works, carried out in

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Elevation 720 m

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Location: Segni, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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