Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WAS PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WAS COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. THE DOME RISES AT A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. IN THE CENTER, THE LANTERN OF THE DOME, MADE BY FONTANA. IN THE CENTER OF THE LANTERNON, A REPRESENTATION OF GOD. ON THE PERIMETER IS WRITTEN: "S. PETRI GLORIAE SIXTVS V. V. A. M. D. PONTIF V. V." IN FRENCH: "TO THE GLORY OF ST. PETER, SIXTUS V, POPE IN 1590, FIFTH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE." Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

ilgrims Walk St Peter's Holy Door on the second day since death of the pontiff - Vatican

Jubilee volunteers with crosses for pilgrims in via della conciliazione, on the second day since the death of Pope Francis Bergoglio on the second day since the death of the pontif, in Vatican, on April 22, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM