Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Vatican City 2019: St. Peter's Basilica

After we saw the Vatican Museums, our tour continued on to St. Peter's Basilica.
St. Peter's Basilica
The façade is by Carlo Maderno


The Apostolic Palace with the Papal Apartments seen from St. Peter's Square


St. Peter's Square with Egyptian obelisk

Colonnades designed by Bernini

The Holy Door

Bernini's altarpiece seen from Maderno's nave


What looks like a painting is actually a mosaic.



Altar with Bernini's baldacchino


The dome

Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Pietà


St. Peter's Square from the Basilica

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo from Pont Sant'Angelo

Rome:  The Tiber
The Piazza Navona with the Fountain of the Four Rivers and Sant'Agnese in Agone

The Piazza Navona with Sant'Agnese in Agone

Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona




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