Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA (136 M HIGH), SEEN FROM THE EAST. THE FACADE, WHICH MEASURES 115 M. WIDTH AND 45 M. OF HEIGHT, IS THE WORK OF CARLO MADERNO. IN THE FOREGROUND, STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST (CENTER, HEIGHT, 5.70 M.) AND THE APOSTLES. IN THE LOWER CENTER, THE INSCRIPTION OF THE PEDIMENT: "IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII". IN ENGLISH: "IN HONOR OF THE PRINCE OF THE APOTRES, PAUL V BORGHESE, GREAT ROMAN PONTIFF, THE YEAR 1612, 7TH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE". ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDENS, THE VATICAN RADIO TOWER AND THE SISTINE CHAPEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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  • ILEA004593120
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  • 2009/11/24 00:00:00
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  • Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
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