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St.Peter's
is so large
that if you are anywhere
near it, it is nearly
impossible to capture
it all in a single picture.
I have a 28 mm wide angle
lens and still it is too big!
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St.
Peter, holding the
keys to heaven in his
right hand. This was
carved by Giuseppe
de Fabris
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The
statue of St. Paul, by
Adamo Tadoline.
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Ruby
stands in one of the
circles that marks the
spot where every row
of Doric columns (4 deep)
line up perfectly, so only
one column per row is
visible. More Bernini
mastery ....
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You
can see the marked
circle that Ruby stands
in to look at the
magnificent architecture
of the piazza
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Part
of the colonnade
stands to the left, with
St. Peter's Basilica
beyond
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The
colonnade bends
around the square, with
Catholic saints atop
them
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One
of the fountains in the
plaza, with all the wood
fences that were put up
during the Papal Audience
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How
large St. Peter's
Basilica is; dwarfing
the crowd that has
gathered before it
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The
obelisk which was
brought to Rome by Gaius
Caligula from Heliopolis
in Egypt.
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The
base under the
obelisk, with Pope Sixtus
V marking its placement
in 1586 AD
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