Italy, Rome: Colonnade St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
By glenda. Filed in Architecture, Europe, History, Italy, Monument, Nature, Rome, Trafalgar Costsaver European Delight, Travel |
Have fun looking for the trompe l’oeil Gian Lorenzo Bernini planned in the center of St Peter’s Square. There are 2 semi-circles surrounded by 4 rows of columns. You can see the rows from any place in the piazza except from 2 spots (look for the metal plates in the ground) where the illusion allows you to see only 1 row of columns and not the four.
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