Saint Peter’s Square

It is a   Gian  Lorenzo Bernini’s masterpiece of scenic architecture, constituted from an  immense  ellipse  240 mt wide, from which   rises the Façade of the Basilica dominated by Michelangelo’s  Dome.  The two lateral hemicycles are  constituted  by imposing porticos with four rows columns and  in  the centre of  the square, between two  magnificent fountains, stands the Vatican Obelisk placed on four bronze  lions.  On the floor   there is a Rosa dei Venti and going toward the one or the other  fountain, there is a circular stone , from which the colonnade appears to be  formed just by an only row of columns.  After passing the fountains, you  are in front of the Basilica.