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Triclinium
of Leo III
Piazza di San Giovanni
in Laterano
Located
alongside the Scala Sancta building (Holy Stairs) in Piazza Porta San Giovanni
in front of the Basilica of
San
Giovanni in Laterano, this is all that remains of the dining room (triclinium)
of the ancient Patriarchate,
or
the papal palace which was commissioned by Leo III in the 8th century.
The mosaics portray
Christ
and the Apostles, St. Peter Crowning Leo III, and Christ Investing
Pope Sylvester and Constantine.
These
ancient remains were restored in the 18th century by Ferdinando Fuga.
Photo: Stuardt-Mikhail Clarke