Basilica Sancti Petri
My take on the amazing architecture inside the Basilica Sancti Petri or St. Peter's Basilica . Anyone been inside?
Construction of the current basilica was undertaken between 1506 and 1626 replacing the original St. Peter's Basilica dating to imperial Roman times in the 4th century AD. The famous dome was completed in 1590, based predominantly on Michelangelo’s re-design of the original basilica plans. It rises 136.57 metres (448.1 ft) from the floor to the top of the external cross making it the tallest of its kind in the world. The Basilica is traditionally held by Catholics as the burial site of St. Peter, one of Christ's Apostles and also the first Pope, with his tomb said to be directly below the high altar of the Basilica. The Basilica lies within the small state of the Vatican City which is the independent Papal enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.
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@intrepidphotos Basilica di Sanpietro is an incredible place.
I’ve been many times when I use to live in Rome and always looks different for me.
Nice pictures!
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Thanks ;-) Must have been nice living in Rome.
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Catholic churches, basilicas, temples, sanctuaries and other buildings are largely amazing works of art and monuments of history. Not as self-sufficient as people in those days were able to build such architecturally complex projects. For example, a photo of a part of the church from my city built in 1901 - 1906 https://steemit.com/polish/@swiatfotoobrazow/foto-wirek and another church from my city, in the picture go its huge size in relation to the apartment blocks https: //steemit.com/polish/@swiatfotoobrazow/fotoobraz-nowy-bytom-noca
awesome!!!! which camera did you use for the photoç?