<p>While the beauty of Raphael's School of Athens is widely appreciated, we today probe the controversial idea behind it.</p>

While the beauty of Raphael's School of Athens is widely appreciated, we today probe the controversial idea behind it.

70. A Return Visit to Raphael's "School of Athens"

Get Ready for Rome helps the thoughtful traveler prepare to visit the Eternal City by introducing the city's main monuments and the sometimes acrimonious dialogue they imply. Add value to your visit to Rome by getting to know in advance the ideas and history that stand behind St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and other familiar but put poorly understood sites of one of the world's greatest cities.

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70. A Return Visit to Raphael's "School of Athens"

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