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San Pietro Square and 'Conciliazione' (Conciliation) Street...
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St. Peter's Basilica is in the centre of the Vatican City. It was erected...
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It is the largest church in Christianity. It covers an area of 23,000...
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The elliptical colonnade of San Peter's Square is composed of 284 columns...
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St.Peter's Square. Saint Peter with the key to the Paradise.
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Bernini designed 140 statues of saints that stand on the top of two...
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There are two fountains on the square. The water comes from Lake...
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Carlo Fontana's fountain.
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Swiss Guard troopers guard the Vatican state.
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The Swiss guards are in their Renaissance costumes.
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Close to the entrance to the Basilica.
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In the very centre of the square is an Egyptian obelisk brought from...
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The square is always ready for the believers.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti: 'Pieta'. The artist was only 24 when...
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The interior of the Basilica is very impressive.
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Impressive central point of the Basilica.
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The Basilica amazes us by its sizes and luxury.
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"Transfiguration" by Raffaello Sanzio. This is a mosaic copy in the...
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The Bronze Doors, Stairway of Pius IX and Royal Stairway.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Baldacchino of the High Altar (1633).
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Behind the Baldacchino: The Holy Spirit surrounded by angels.
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Arnoldo di Cambio: Statue of Saint Peter.
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A memorial.
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The triumphal 'Cathedra Petri', the chair of Peter, was designed by...
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One of the chapels of San Peter's.
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Western Europe
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