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St.
Peter’s Basilica & St. Peter’s
Square
(Basilica de San Pietro & San Pietro & Piazza
San Pietro) |
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| Papal
Audience: Pope John Paul II seated in
front of the Tree of Life, in Audience Hall |
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| Berninis
Fountain of the Four Rivers is located
in the Piazza Navona. This architect also constructed
the Collonade in St. Peter's Square and parts of
St. Peter's Basilica |
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| The Pope addresses visitors who have come to the
audience from around the world. He greets groups
in their own languages (English, French, German,
Italian, Polish, etc.) |
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Castle
Saint Angelo (Castel Sant’Angelo)
This fortress-like building was intended as a sepulchre
for Hadrian and his family.. When Aurelian surrounded
the city with a wall in 270, he incorporated the mausoleum
within the precinct and turned it into a fortress.
During the medieval struggle between the papacy and
the noble Roman families, the building became a fortified
stronghold. A high defensive wall, the Passetto, built
by Leo IV (847-55) links the castle to the Vatican
Palace. Alexander
VI created a passage along the top of the wall so that
the pope could reach the fortress from the palace in
case of siege. |
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