The
views from the top make
all the stairs, tight corners
and narrow hallways oh
so worth it!
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With
views from behind the
Jesus statue and directly
above the Basilica, you
can here see many people
and the seats from the
Papal Audience in the
morning.
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Outstanding
views over the
whole of Rome, here we see
clear over Piazza San Pietro,
past the Tiber River, with the
Castelo de St. Angelo on
the left before the river.
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The
minor dome of the
Clementine chapel to the left,
and of the Cupolone, or
"big dome."
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You
can take a lift (elevator)
about half way up, and then
from the main roof of the
Basilica (seen here), you can
walk up the many stairs to
the top of the big dome.
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The
narrow stairwell up.
Since the stairs traverse the
dome on the way up, the
walls are actually angled
inward more and more as
you go up...
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Views
of the Vatican grounds
from atop St. Peter's
Basilica
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Close
up look at the gardens
from the building just above
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