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Aerial view of the square in front of St. Peter Basilica and the city of Rome, stretching to the horizon Royalty Free Stock Photo

Vatican Rome, Italy - 28.10.2019: St. Peter`s square in front of St. Peter`s Basilica Royalty Free Stock Photo

$Statue of Saint Paul in front of Saint Peter\'s Basilica at St.Peter \'s Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo$

Egyptian obelisk in front of Saint Peter`s Basilica at St.Peter`s Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Statue of Saint Peter in front of Saint Peter`s Basilica at St.Peter`s Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

St. Peter`s Square in front of the St. Peter`s Basilica in Rome

Tourists on the square in front of St Peter Basilica in Rome Royalty Free Stock Photo

Catholics from all over the world in the square in front of St Peter Basilica in Rome Royalty Free Stock Photo

Left side view of St. Peter`s Square and the colonnades in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy. St. Peter`s Square is a large plaza located directly in front of the St. Peter`s Basilica. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square including the massive Doric colonnades,four columns deep, which embrace visitors in `the maternal arms of Mother Church`. The granite fountain was constructed by Bernini in 1675 and matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613.