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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. ROME. VATICAN: AERIAL VIEW OF THE SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) AND SAINT PETER'S BASILICA (136 M. HIGH) SEEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE APOSTOLIC PALACE (WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL THE POPES, EXCEPT FRANCIS WHO LIVES IN THE SAINTE MARTHE RESIDENCE), BERNINI'S COLONNADE (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 MARBLE STATUES OF SAINTS) AND THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA IN THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE. IN THE BACKGROUND, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M., WIDTH 50 M.) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 20 : SOUTHWESTERN AMBULATORY. ON THE RIGHT, THE TOMB OF FABIO CHIGI, POPE ALEXANDER VII, DIRECTED BY BERNINI. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST TOMBS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD, IT OCCUPIES A DELICATE POSITION, BEING LOCATED IN A NICHE ABOVE A DOOR IN A SMALL SACRISTY, BUT BERNINI USED THE DOOR IN A SYMBOLIC WAY. POPE ALEXANDER KNEELS ON HIS TOMB, FACING OUTWARD. THE TOMB IS SET ON A LARGE SHROUD DRAPED IN PATTERNED RED MARBLE AND IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR FEMALE STATUES, OF WHICH ONLY THE TWO LOCATED AT THE FRONT ARE FULLY VISIBLE. THEY REPRESENT CHARITY AND TRUTH. THE FOOT OF TRUTH RESTS ON A GLOBE OF THE WORLD, ITS TOE BEING SYMBOLICALLY PIERCED BY THE THORN OF PROTESTANT ENGLAND. THE STATUE OF THE WINGED SKELETON OF DEATH, COMES OU Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 8 : GENERAL VIEW OF THE NAVE, THE LARGEST CHURCH IN CHRISTENDOM. IN THE MIDDLE, ALL ALONG THE NAVE, BRONZE MARKS ON THE MARBLE FLOOR INDICATE THE SIZE OF THE 14 LARGEST CHURCHES IN THE WORLD. THE STATUES IN THE NICHES REPRESENT 39 FOUNDERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDER. ON BACKGROUND, THE PAPAL ALTAR AND BERNINI CANOPY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - SAINT PETER'S SQUARE: NORTH BERNINI COLONNADE (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE), ON SAINT PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.). ON SECOND GROUND LEFT, THE FOUNTAIN OF MADERNO. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, ST. PETER'S BASILICA (136 METERS HIGH), THE LOGGIAS OF BRAMANTE AND RAPHAEL, AND THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL POPES, EXCEPT FRANCIS, WHO LIVES IN ST. MARTHA'S RESIDENCE. TO THE LEFT OF THE LOGGIAS OF BRAMANTE AND RAPHAEL, THE GIANT MOSAIC OF THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) AT DAWN, SEEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ON CENTER, THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA, THE FOUNTAINS OF MADERNO (LEFT) AND BERNINI (RIGHT) AND THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE). ON THE BACKGROUND RIGHT, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M, WIDTH 50 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) SEEN FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. ON CENTER, THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA. ON SIDES, THE FOUNTAINS OF MADERNO (LEFT) AND BERNINI (RIGHT) AND THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE). ON BACKGROUND, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M., WIDTH 50 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST. ON FOREGROUND, THE AUDIENCE HALL AND THE PALACE OF SAINT OFFICE. ION BACKGROUND, ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.), THE OBELISK OF NERO (ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA), IN THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE, THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE) THEN ST. PETER'S BASILICA, WHICH RISES TO 136 M. HEIGHT. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND THE VATICAN MUSEUMS. ON BACKGROUND CENTER, THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL THE POPES, EXCEPT FRANCOIS WHO LIVES IN RESIDENCE SAINTE MARTHE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE DISTRICT OF PRATI. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY. ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35). SAINT-MALO. MARBLE STATUES OF NATIVES IN THE COURTYARD OF THE HOTEL MAGON, BUILT IN 1725 FOR FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE MAGON DE LA LANDE, DIRECTOR OF THE FRENCH EASTERN INDIES COMPANY, SHIP OWNER AND CORSAIR FOR THE KING OF FRANCE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Football in Crisis - Statue of Footballer - Rome

Marble statue of a footballer in the Stadium of the marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) in the Foro Italico, a sport complex in Rome, Italy on April 20, 2021. This stadium was inaugurated in 1932 by Benito Mussolini. It has Carrara marble steps lined by 64 marble statues of athletes in classical style. European football has been plunged into unprecedented crisis and division with the announcement of a much-dreaded breakaway Super League. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM