"Stato della Citta del Vaticano" Vatican City by betako3

Vatican City Travel Guide: 1,267 reviews and 3,878 photos

A day in Vatican

This is the famous view of St. Peter's square you get from the top of the Basilica's cupola. It's a bit tilted in my picture, but the crowd at the top was great and it was really difficult to take a good one.
Actually it's funny to call St. Peter's square a 'square', since it seems so round, espacially if you stand near the obelisk in the middle of the colonade. Viewed from the top of the cupola that central point looks like the centre of the city.

Intro Updated Jan 15, 2008
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Climbing the cupola Things to Do (15)

The cupola viewed from the roof level of Basilica looks less imposing than when viewed from St Peter Square, where it... more travel advice

Right under the cupola Things to Do (15)

This balcony going round the cupola allows you to admire the beautiful decorations and the magnificence of the inside of... more travel advice

It can make you dizzy Things to Do (15)

This is the last part of the ascend and at the same time the narrowest and the most claustrophobic. But the views from... more travel advice

Diana of Ephesus Things to Do (15)

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mvtouring Mar 13, 2008 at 4:59 AM

Great place, somehow I missed the animal room ;-)
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Sininen Jan 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM

Interesting page! Happy Birthday from Finland, Beata!
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hunterV Jan 19, 2008 at 6:15 AM

Great place to visit!