Marble statue of S. Gregorius Armeniae Illuminator “Saint Gregory the Illuminator”. |
Mosaic of a child face is in the entryway to the ticket office of the dome. |
Take a few moments to absorb the astonishing beauty of the dome from within. |
This picture will open before your eyes after the brief elevator ride (or the first 320 steps). |
Stop and enjoy the view from the gallery inside the dome looking down into the basilica. |
The Chair of Saint Peter as seen from the gallery inside the dome. |
The street of Via della Stazione di San Pietro. |
The Gelsomino viaduct. |
The Paul VI Audience Hall is a building in Rome named for Pope Paul VI. |
The Palace of the Holy Office, seat of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. |
The street of Via della Stazione di San Pietro is in the center of photograph. |
Eight-span viaduct carrying the Vatican Railway over Via di Porta Cavalleggeri up to the gateway into Vatican precincts. |
The Paul VI Audience Hall and the Palace of the Holy Office are in the extraterritorial area of the Holy See. |
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. |
St. Peter's Square. |
View of Rome from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in July 2015. |
The obelisk is in the center of St. Peter's Square. |
The base of obelisk as seen from the dome. |
View of the obelisk from the dome. |
The circles around the obelisk. |
View of Rome from the dome. |
The Altare della Patria as seen from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. |
The contemporary bridge of Ponte Settimia Spizzichino. |
Is the obelisk in St. Peter's Square Masonic? |
The southern part of the Colonnade of St. Peter. |
The Pantheon and the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II as seen from the dome. |
The northern part of the Colonnade of St. Peter. |
The street of Via della Conciliazione connects St. Peter's Basilica to the Mausoleum of Hadrian. |
The building frames the Belvedere courtyard. |
View of Rome in the northern direction. |
The building of the Vatican Pinacoteca art gallery and the Square Garden. |
The “Pine Cone” courtyard and the sculpture of two concentric spheres by Arnaldo Pomodoro. |
The fountain of the Eagle is located in the Vatican Gardens. |
The fountain of the Eagle as seen from the dome. |
A statue of St. Peter is in the Vatican Gardens. |
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is a scientific academy of the Vatican. |
The small square with people in the center of photograph is the Pinacoteca courtyard. |
Historical buildings rise above the square of Piazza del Forno. |
The “Papal coat of arms” flower bed is in front of the Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State. |
One of the 97 fountains of the Vatican city. |
The highschool of “I.I.S. Via Silvestri 301 - ITCG Alberto Ceccherelli”. |
The Vatican City railway station is the only railway station of the Vatican Railway. |
This regional railway FR3 station is an interchange with the underground station of Valle Aurelia of the Rome Metro. |
A statue is on the top of the Palace of the Governorate. |
The Russian orthodox church of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr. |
This close-up photograph of the Gelsomino viaduct was made from the dome. |
Different trees grows in the Gardens of Vatican city. |
The Gallery of Prince Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta “Galleria Pasa” is an urban tunnel of Rome. |
Northern part of the Aurelio neighborhood in Rome. |
St. Peter's Square as seen from the dome. |
View from the dome in the eastern direction. |
The Vatican Museums. |
The Vatican Museums and the Apostolic Palace. |
The Gardens of Vatican City are adjacent to the Vatican Museums. |
The northern part of the Vatican Gardens. |
The Vatican Gardens with fountains and trees from all over the world. |
The Palace of the Governorate and the Pontifical Ethiopian College. |
The French Garden is in the Vatican Gardens. |
The Vatican City railway station as seen from the dome. |
The palace of the Tribunal is the central office of the Gendarmerie of Vatican City. |
The Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State as seen from the dome. |
The yellow building is the palace of Saint Charles. |
View from the dome in the south-eastern direction. |
View from the dome in the south direction. |
The close-up view of the Pantheon is on the left. |
The close-up view of the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II. |
The Colosseum as seen from the dome. |
The church of San Carlo ai Catinari as seen from the dome. |
The Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin as seen from the dome. |
The Pantheon as seen from the dome. |
Numerous buildings of Rome in approximation. |
Castel Sant'Angelo as seen from the dome. |
The square of Piazza Pio XII as seen from the dome. |
Tourists rest in the shade of the obelisk in St. Peter's Square. |
Climbing to the top of St. Peter's Basilica is possible. |
People like to be photographed on the top of St. Peter's Basilica. |
The chapel is on the roof of St. Peter's Basilica. |
The roof of St. Peter's Basilica. |
There are restrooms for tourists on the roof of St. Peter's Basilica. |
Take the elevator on the roof of St. Peter's Basilica to go down to the ground floor. |