Tempietto del Bramante, Rome

One of the many treasures in Rome, this tiny building by Bramante is a classic example of Renaissance architecture, a history of architecture lesson in one.  It is within a cloister of the church of S. Pietro in Montorio and is thought to be the site of the inverted crucifixion of S Peter, hence its classification as a martyrium.  It seats 10.

Bramante's rather larger dome of St Peter's can be seen from here.

Where S Peter was crucified in centre of Tempietto floor

Those unread books

Having spotted several blogs about books which have been bought but lie unread, I thought that I would impose my own challenge on myself. The slight cheat is that I have already started all of these. To make matters worse, I could add many more books to this list.

These are just some and I give myself until February 28th to read:

Nature's Engraver - Jenny Uglow Finished 20 Jan 08









The Snow Geese- William Fiennes Finished Christmas 2007









Death's Other Kingdom - Gamel Woolsey Finished Jan 08










Barbarian in the Garden - Zbigniew Herbert Finished 21 Jan 08









Alice B Toklas - Linda Simon Finished Jan 08








Fathers and Sons - Alexander Waugh









Case Histories - Kate Atkinson Finished Jan 22 08









Human Traces - Sebastian Faulks Finished January 08