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the lateran baptistery

Properly known as S. Giovanni in Fonte, this octagonal building is the oldest surviving monument in the Lateran complex, dating largely from the time of Pope Sixtus III (432-40), though built on the foundation of the Constantinian baptistery from around the year 312.

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Uploaded on September 11, 2005
Taken on September 10, 2005