THE SCALA SANTA
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From the front of the church a charming prospect of the Campagna is obtained.

To the right of the stairs is the Kiss of Judas; on the left, Ecce Homo, by Giacometti. At the left of the hall, Christ Bound to the Pillar, opposite Pius IX.

Martin Luther had made the ascent half-way, when he suddenly stood up, turned about, and walked down. He said that a voice had whispered to him, "The just shall live by faith." The Sancta Sanctorum at the top is only open to the Pope, who alone can officiate, and on the day before Palm Sunday to the canons of the Lateran for adoration. The stairs can only be ascended on the knees. Behind is

THE VILLA WOLKONSKY.

Open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Permission to be had at the Russian Consulate, Piazza Feoli Corso.

The grounds are tastefully laid out, and are intersected by the arches of Nero's aqueduct. From the roof of the casino, to which the gardener will conduct you (fee, half a franc), a beautiful view may be enjoyed at sunset, looking far away over the Campagna. In the grounds is the columbaria of the family of T. Claudius Vitalis, an architect.

Returning, first turning on the left, passing over the open space skirting under the walls, the curve is part of

THE AMPHITHEATRUM CASTRENSE,

(Amphitheatre of the Camp,)