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St. Peters Square (San Pierto): The fountains
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    • Diana75
  • By Diana75 on February 3, 2007
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    • Maderno's fountain - Vatican City
    Maderno's fountain
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    Two of the famous fountains of Rome are placed in St Peter's Square, on the left and right side of the obelisk.

    The right one (looking to the Basilica) is attributed to Carlo Maderno, while the left one is attributed to Bernini.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): 140 Saints
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  • By GinGinCoo on March 10, 2004
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    • 140 Saints of the Vatican City - Vatican City
    140 Saints of the Vatican City
    by GinGinCoo
    The 140 Saints, each one over 3 meters tall, are arranged all around the square in front of the Basilica, they were sculpted by Bernini's pupils and assistants.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Marvel at The Piazza San Pietro
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    • Groverdean
  • Updated By Groverdean on February 23, 2006
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    • Piazza San Pietro-Vatican City - Vatican City
    Piazza San Pietro-Vatican City
    by Groverdean
    Bernini designed the Piazza. It is simply enormous! Its diamatre is 240 metres. Surrounded by porticoes it is trully a breathtaking site to stand amongst.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Piazza San Pietro
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  • Updated By tompt on February 14, 2004
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    • Part of the columns surrounding the square - Vatican City
    Part of the columns
    surrounding the square
    by tompt
    The Piazza San Pietro is located in front of St Peters Basilica. The square is ellipse in form and surrounded by an arcade of columns. It was designed by Bernini and was constructed between 1656 and 1667.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): St. Peter's Square
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    • ophiro
  • Updated By ophiro on May 29, 2005
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    • St. Peter's Square - Vatican City
    St. Peter's Square
    by ophiro
    This is a big square in front of the cathedral.
    I think it is always full with tourists.

    Saint Peter's square is also known as Piazza San Pietro.

    The piazza was designed by Bernini.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Piazza San Pietro
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  • Updated By sandysmith on July 8, 2003
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    • St Peter's Piazza - Vatican City
    St Peter's Piazza
    by sandysmith
    The 17th-century St Peter’s Square is a superb creation of Bernini. On either side are semi-circular colonnades, and in the centre of the square is an Egyptian obelisk hewn in the reign of Caligula.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Piazza Fountain
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  • By sandysmith on April 4, 2003
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    • fountain in the Piazza - Vatican City
    fountain in the Piazza
    by sandysmith
    There are two fountain in the Piazza - Carlo Fontana, designed the left-hand fountain in, built in 1677 as a pendant to the one on the right designed by Carlo Maderno about fifty years earlier.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Bernini Colonade
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  • Updated By keeweechic on July 20, 2003
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    • St. Peters Square (San Pierto) - Vatican City
    by keeweechic
    Bernini created a striking effect by enclosing the Piazza San Pietro inside a gigantic 4 pillar deep colonnade which is made up of 284 pillars and 140 statues of saints and martyrs.

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): St. Peter's Square
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    • tini58de
  • Updated By tini58de on March 16, 2004
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    • Piazza San Pietro - Vatican City
    Piazza San Pietro
    by tini58de
    The only entrance to the Vatican is through Bernini's St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro). As you stand in the huge piazza, you'll be in the arms of an ellipse partly enclosed by a majestic Doric-pillared colonnade. Atop it stands a gesticulating crowd of some 140 saints. Straight ahead is the facade of St. Peter's Basilica (Sts. Peter and Paul are represented by statues in front, with Peter carrying the keys to the kingdom), and, to the right, above the colonnade, are the dark brown buildings of the papal apartments and the Vatican Museums. In the center of the square is an Egyptian obelisk, brought from the ancient city of Heliopolis on the Nile delta. Flanking the obelisk are two 17th-century fountains. The one on the right (facing the basilica), by Carlo Maderno, who designed the facade of St. Peter's, was placed here by Bernini himself; the other is by Carlo Fontana.

    On the left side of Piazza San Pietro is the Vatican Tourist Office (tel. 06-6988-4466 or 06-6988-4866), open Monday through Saturday from 8:30am to 7pm). It sells maps and guides that'll help you make more sense of the riches you'll be seeing in the museums. It also accepts reservations for tours of the Vatican Gardens and tries to answer questions.

    We thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the steps almost every day just watching the people there!

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    St. Peters Square (San Pierto): Special Spot
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  • Updated By tini58de on March 19, 2004
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    • One line of columns - Vatican City
    One line of columns
    by tini58de
    This was something very fascinating, that Gianluca pointed out to us: when you stand on the specially marked spots on St. Peter's Square (watch out for those circles on the pavement), you will stand on the perfect spot to only see one line of columns at the arcades!!! It really works, look for yourself!

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