St. Peter's Square

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St. Peter's Square sent on July 12, 2017 (22:20) by Dantes. 27 comments, 832 views.

at 16mm, 1/200 f/11.0, ISO 100, hand held.

Un abbraccio che dura da quasi 350 anni e che con i suoi 240 metri di diametro è, con tutta probabilità, anche il più grande di sempre: quello di piazza San Pietro. Secondo la visione del suo ideatore Gian Lorenzo Bernini, l'intera area (completata nel 1667 dopo 11 anni) con i suoi lunghi colonnati che si estendono per quasi 320 metri di lunghezza avrebbe dovuto simboleggiare proprio l'abbraccio materno della Chiesa all'intera umanità. Un ideale epicentro della cristianità, ricco di storia, arte e fascino. Piccola curiosità che riguarda la palla che si staglia sul cupolone:Dentro quella palla un tempo si poteva entrare Sembra piccola piccola da lontano, ma tanto piccola non è. La palla che si trova in cima alla cupola di San Pietro, sotto la croce, può contenere fino a 20 persone. E' fatta di bronzo, interamente ricoperta d'oro. E un tempo si poteva visitare: ci si arrivava arrampicandosi su una scaletta dalla loggia del lanternino, poi, attraverso uno stretto passaggio, 80 cm appena, si poteva entrare all'interno della palla. Passaggio stretto, impedito ai visitatori più robusti. Quando si era dentro, le fessure nella rotondità del bronzo permettevano di ammirare il panorama, davvero un'esperienza mozzafiato! In questo punto, il più alto di Roma, salirono re e naturalmente papi. L'ultimo fu Pio IX nel 1847, di sera, alla vigilia della festa di San Pietro. Mentre, nel 1845, papa Gregorio XVI offrì qui un rinfresco allo zar Nicola I. (Dagli anni '50 la salita alla palla è interdetta ai visitatori, per motivi di sicurezza.)

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Marco50

sent on July 12, 2017 (22:29) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Only empty seats !!!!
Beautiful shot
Congratulations dante
Hello Marco

Dantes

sent on July 12, 2017 (22:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks to the passage Marco, I do not carry what my friends told my bar when they saw these shots, the risk of being blasphemous, with a bit of fantasy you can figure out which biblical character I was compared to that nice open central corridor. .. !!! :-D :-D :-D ;-)
A salutone !!! 8-) 8-)
Dante

user59947

sent on July 12, 2017 (22:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great picture Dante

Rosario Cafiso

sent on July 12, 2017 (22:54) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A wonderful bW point ;-) Completes Dante ;-) Hello Rosario :-P

Paolo Tedeschi

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful photo, congratulations!
Greetings from Paul.

Dantes

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:01) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Ardian, Rosario, thanks a lot !!!
Hello, Dante

Dantes

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:01) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Paul!
Hello, Dante

Massimo_Photo

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:15) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very nice Dante :-)
A greeting

Carlo Bassi

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:22) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very very nice, congratulations Dante !!
Hello Carlo.

Dantes

sent on July 12, 2017 (23:47) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Max, Carlo, thank you very much !!!
Hello, Dante

Jerry Vacchieri

sent on July 13, 2017 (7:14) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

nice shot............... :-) :-)

Hello Jerry

Dantes

sent on July 13, 2017 (8:07) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Jerry !!!
Hi, Dante

Timk2

sent on July 15, 2017 (9:37)

Really nice black and white with great lines taking the eye in.

Dantes

sent on July 15, 2017 (11:41) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Tim !!! :-) :-)
Bye, Dante

Vittorio.f

sent on July 16, 2017 (9:15) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful shot and toned ...

Dantes

sent on July 16, 2017 (9:58) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks so many Vittorio !!!
Hello, Dante

Roby54

sent on July 16, 2017 (14:22) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very beautiful!
roby

Dantes

sent on July 16, 2017 (16:18) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hi Roby, thank you !!!
Dante

Fabrizio Federici

sent on July 20, 2017 (17:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

And the faithful!?!? I fall down a myth ......
Nice this shot
Hello
Fabrizio

Dantes

sent on July 20, 2017 (19:47) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Fabrizio !!! ;-) ;-) :-P :-P
Hello, Dante

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