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| Setenay S 24.01.2009 |
| Bernini`s monumental colonnade with fountain
The square is outlined by a monumental colonnade by Bernini, its open arms symbolically welcoming the world into the Catholic Church. Between the obelisk and each fountain is a circular stone that marks the focal points of an ellipse. If you stand on one of these points, the two On top of the colonnade are 140 statues of saints, crafted by a number of sculptors between 1662 and 1703. rows columns of the colonnade line up perfectly and appear to be just a single row. |
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