13/11/2024
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square is one of the most beautiful and largest squares in the world. It is located at the foot of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
The square's dimensions are spectacular: 320 meters long and 240 meters wide. On the occasion of important liturgical events, St. Peter's Square has welcomed more than 300,000 people.
The square was built, by order of Pope Alexander VII, between 1656 and 1667, designed by Bernini.
What to see in St. Peter's Square?
In addition to its enormous size, the 284 columns and 88 pillars that surround the square in a portico of four rows are truly impressive. At the top of the columns there are 140 statues of saints, made in 1670 by Bernini's disciples.
In the center of the square we find an obelisk and two fountains, one designed by Bernini (1675) and the other by Maderno (1614). The obelisk, 25 meters high, was brought to Rome from Egypt in 1586.
The most suggestive way to reach St. Peter's Square is to walk along Via della Conciliazione, a long road that starts from Castel Sant'Angelo.
