Outside the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura in #Rome, you can see the charred remains of the original columns that once adorned the late 4c basilica, which burned down in a devastating fire in 1823.

📷🇮🇹🇻🇦 flic.kr/p/2suRW6U

#photography #archaeology #LateAntiquity #Italy #Roma

Charred columns (Rome, Italy)