View From St. Peter's Cathedral Dome
The view of the Vatican from this vantage point is very compelling. Getting here meant an elevator to the roof level and then climbing several hundred steps to the top of the dome. St. Peter's Square is nicely shown here with the curved colonnade with an Egyptian obelisk in the center. The partial brown roof on the front left belongs to the Sistine Chapel. In the distance the round dome of the Pantheon is seen and also the large white (It looks quite blue here.) Victor Emmanuel Monument that in an earlier photo was where I took a photo of St. Peter's Basilica.
Following the lines of the street from the square, there is a large round stone building. This is the Castel Sant' Angelo that contains the Mausoleum of Hadrian (Emperor 117-138). Photos from my visit to this site will be eventually up loaded.
This photo can be viewed large by clicking on it a couple of times.
View From St. Peter's Cathedral Dome
The view of the Vatican from this vantage point is very compelling. Getting here meant an elevator to the roof level and then climbing several hundred steps to the top of the dome. St. Peter's Square is nicely shown here with the curved colonnade with an Egyptian obelisk in the center. The partial brown roof on the front left belongs to the Sistine Chapel. In the distance the round dome of the Pantheon is seen and also the large white (It looks quite blue here.) Victor Emmanuel Monument that in an earlier photo was where I took a photo of St. Peter's Basilica.
Following the lines of the street from the square, there is a large round stone building. This is the Castel Sant' Angelo that contains the Mausoleum of Hadrian (Emperor 117-138). Photos from my visit to this site will be eventually up loaded.
This photo can be viewed large by clicking on it a couple of times.