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Santa Maria della Vittoria

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria

Santa Maria della Vittoria is a Baroque church in Rome built for the Discalced Carmelites and completed in the early 17th century. It is best known for the Cornaro Chapel containing Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa and for its two‑order travertine façade by Giovanni Battista Soria.

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First raised

1620

Its prime

1675

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1675

What Santa Maria della Vittoria looked like in its prime.

A two‑order pale travertine façade rises from a wide stone stair: colossal Corinthian pilasters with enriched entablatures, a rounded pediment over the central portal and a triangular tympanum crowned by a slim iron cross. Upper corners terminate in scroll volutes bearing sculpted eagles and urns; a central arched window sits above the portal. The surface is smooth, pale limestone with carved cornices, sculpted cartouche and a deep recessed dark‑green wooden door at street level.

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9 places to explore in 1675.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Santa Maria della Vittoria, including 7 interiors: entrance threshold and portal details, central nave under the barrel vault, frescoed vault compartments and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Front steps and principal portal (via XX Settembre)Façade upper pediment and atticEntrance threshold and portal detailsCentral nave under the barrel vaultFrescoed vault compartmentsCornaro Chapel with Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (left transept)Left transept altar: The Dream of JosephSecond right chapel — Merenda funerary chapelSacristy with Conca and Guido Reni paintings

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