st peter's basilica at midnight
St Peter's Basilica : 'a monument to artistic genius' and michaelangelo' s dome...... "a masterpiece". The third basilica consecrated to St Peter on this site, the first in the 4th C, the dome's presence can be seen & sensed from many many vantage points across Rome. This pic..... we went to Vatican City after dark to see the basilica bathed in its night ligts but also because it's the only time there's any chance of experiencing Bernini's massive baroque St Peter's Sq. relatively empty. During the day it's a seething mass of visitors & tourists. Not easy to shoot I found, the architecture. Think Italy, think BIG. And I need some night photography skills ! S24 I'm not ! :-) The ancient egyptian obelisk in front of the basilica was brought to Rome by Caligula, from Heliopolis.
st peter's basilica at midnight
St Peter's Basilica : 'a monument to artistic genius' and michaelangelo' s dome...... "a masterpiece". The third basilica consecrated to St Peter on this site, the first in the 4th C, the dome's presence can be seen & sensed from many many vantage points across Rome. This pic..... we went to Vatican City after dark to see the basilica bathed in its night ligts but also because it's the only time there's any chance of experiencing Bernini's massive baroque St Peter's Sq. relatively empty. During the day it's a seething mass of visitors & tourists. Not easy to shoot I found, the architecture. Think Italy, think BIG. And I need some night photography skills ! S24 I'm not ! :-) The ancient egyptian obelisk in front of the basilica was brought to Rome by Caligula, from Heliopolis.