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Odissea Veneziana - Rondo' Veneziano |
Rome Vatican quarter
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN THIS
QUARTER
Vatican
(Via Veniero): a two bedroom apt., with sitting room, bathroom
accommodating up to 4 persons
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Rome's Vatican is the smallest state in the world, while St. Peter's Basilica is the largest in the world.
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St. Peter, Bernini's colonnade, the
Angelicum palace and the Vatican during a summer Papal
audience,
held in the ample space embraced by the
colonnade.
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One of the fountains encircled by
the colonnade, seen from the centre (focus) of the
ellipses
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Fountain, with view of the window
of the Pope's apartment in the background.
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The amazing canopy, made of massive bronze
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Michelangelo's dome: interior view
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St. Peter's, the apse by Bernini
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The site where Charles Magne was
crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the year
800 AD |
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Cherubim... larger than persons
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The statue of St. Peter, whose foot
is worn by the kisses of the faithful
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Michelangelo's Pieta'
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The mystical representation of the Holy Spirit by Bernini, in the apse, behind the main altar
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The engraved marks in the Basilica
showing the size of the other most important basilicas
in the world, and thus how smaller they are compared
to St. Peter's
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Monsignors meeting under the colonnade
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Swiss guards on duty at the Bronze
door
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