Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. ROME. VATICAN: AERIAL VIEW OF THE FACADE OF SAINT PETER'S BASILICA (136 M HIGH) AT SUNRISE, SEEN FROM THE EAST. THE FACADE, WHICH MEASURES 115 M. WIDE AND 45 M. TALL, IS THE WORK OF CARLO MADERNO. IN THE FOREGROUND, STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST (IN THE 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 APOSTLES, PAUL V BORGHESE, GREAT ROMAN PONTIFF, THE YEAR 1612, 7TH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE GARDENS, THE VATICAN RADIO TOWER AND THE SISTINE CHAPEL (RIGHT). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA AT SUNRISE. FROM 115 M. WIDTH AND 45 M. HIGH, IT IS THE WORK OF CARLO MADERNO. ON FOREGROUND, STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST (CENTER, HEIGHT, 5.70 M.) AND THE APOSTLES. IN 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 APOSTLES, PAUL V BORGHESE, GREAT ROMAN PONTIFF, THE YEAR 1612, 7TH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE". Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA (136 M HIGH) AT SUNRISE, 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, THE GARDENS AND THE VATICAN RADIO TOWER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM