Italy St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro
Saint Peter's Square (Italian: Piazza San Pietro [ˈpjattsa sam ˈpjɛːtro], Latin: Forum Sancti Petri) is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighborhood (rione) of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope.
At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613. (from Wikipedia)
At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613. (from Wikipedia)
Photography Tips
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Travel Information
By walk or public transport
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Lots of people
Best Timing
Blue hour/nighttime
Sunrise & Sunset
05:55 - 18:33
| current local time: 13:48
Photo Themes
Architecture
City
City landscape
Cityscapes
night cityscape
Sacred Place
Locations
Rome
Italia
Lazio
Roma
piazza San Pietro
Basilica di San Pietro
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