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# №072 — Keyhole (Order of Malta, Aventine)
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- Published: 2026-11-08T09:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-08T09:39:09.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

The Order of Malta's door on the Aventine has a famous keyhole. Through it you see the Order's gardens, then Rome, then St. Peter's dome in the Vatican, so three sovereign subjects in one view. The plaque says this is the Order's embassy to the Italian Republic. Small embassy, big keyhole. RR