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St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City, Italy.

Saint Peter's Square or the Piazza San Pietro, a large plaza which stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Italy. Placed in the centre is a 4,000 year-old Egyptian obelisk, which was places there in 1568. The actual square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini almost 100 years later. The square also has 2 matching granite fountains, constructed by Carlo Maderno around 1613 and Bernini in 1675. This image shows the multitude of columns.

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Title: St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City, Italy.

Caption: Saint Peter's Square or the Piazza San Pietro, a large plaza which stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Italy. Placed in the centre is a 4,000 year-old Egyptian obelisk, which was places there in 1568. The actual square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini almost 100 years later. The square also has 2 matching granite fountains, constructed by Carlo Maderno around 1613 and Bernini in 1675. This image shows the multitude of columns.

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Print size: 44.7 × 28.0 cm | 2078.0 × 1303.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE: OBELISK • BASILICA • BERNINI • BRAMANTE • COLUMN • COLUMNS • DÔME • FOUNTAIN • ITALIA • ITALY • MADERNO • MICHELANGELO • OBELISK • PIAZZA SAN PIETRO • PLAZA • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SAINT PETER • SAINT PIERRE • SAINT-PIERRE • SQUARE • ST PETER'S BASILICA • ST PETER • ST. PETER'S SQUARE • VATICAN CITY • VATICAN