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St. Peter's Square in Rome seen from above.
Rome seen from the top of St. Peter's dome is something truly incredible and obviously I took advantage of it to take many photos. This, as you can well understand, is St. Peter's Square seen from the dome.

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The very famous square, a notable example of Baroque architecture and urban planning, is dedicated to the saint of the same name and is a daily meeting point for thousands of Catholic faithful from all over the world.
The space of the square is made up of two parts: the first is shaped like an inverted trapezium whose longest side corresponds to the façade with specific perspective motivations (to cancel the great distance between the square and the basilica) and the second, larger, oval-shaped part with the Egyptian obelisk in the centre.
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St. Peter’s Square in Rome seen from above – La place Saint-Pierre à Rome vue d’en haut – Plaza de San Pedro en Roma vista desde arriba – Praça de São Pedro em Roma vista de cima – Petersplatz in Rom von oben gesehen – Quảng trường Thánh Peter ở Rome nhìn từ trên cao – 从上面看到的罗马圣彼得广场 – 上から見たローマの聖ペテロ広場