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Poster:
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Icarusfree
(see this users gallery)
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Views:
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2293
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Date:
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Wed Sep 8, 2004
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Filesize:
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446.6k, 251.1k
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Dimensions:
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900 x 600
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Description:
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Laid out in front of St. Peter's Basilica and over a portion of the Necropolis ("City of the Dead"), this piazza is perhaps one of the most recognizable squares in all of Rome. Along each side are Bernini's breathtaking semi-circular colonnades that give one the feeling that the Basilica is extending its arms outward to envelop the visitor to the church. On top of the colonnades are 140 marble statues of saints looking down upon the piazza. There are twin fountains midway between Piazza Pius XII and the Basilica's stairs on either side, one by Maderno erected in 1614, and the other was built later to match it.
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Keywords:
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Vaticano, Italy, Cityscape, Landmark
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Photo URL:
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http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3185/4webRomaSanPietroCupola09-med.jpg
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| File name: |
webRomaSanPietroCupola09.jpg |
File size: |
257177 bytes |
| File date: |
2004:09:08 10:58:52 |
Camera make: |
Canon |
| Camera model: |
Canon EOS 10D |
Date/Time: |
2004:06:02 11:51:27 |
| Resolution: |
900 x 600 |
Flash used: |
No |
| Focal length: |
28.0mm (35mm equivalent: 152mm) |
CCD width: |
6.64mm |
| Exposure time: |
0.040 s (1/25) |
Aperture: |
f/10.0 |
| ISO equiv.: |
100 |
Metering Mode: |
matrix |
| Jpeg process: |
Baseline |
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