St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro, Italy
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St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro, Italy
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St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro, Italy
Danilo Occelli
Danilo Occelli www.photografya.it
St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro, Italy
Danilo Occelli
Danilo Occelli www.photografya.it
St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro, Italy
Danilo Occelli
Danilo Occelli www.photografya.it
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Italy St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro

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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)

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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

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