Holy See - St Peter's Square, Vatican City

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St Peter's Square is considered a masterpiece. It was laid out in the 17th century. The immense piazza is bounded by two semicircular colonnades, each of which is made up of four rows of Doric columns. In the centre of the piazza is an obelisk brought to Rome by Caligula from Heliopolis in ancient Egypt. If you stand on the dark paving stones between the obelisk and either of two fountains, the columns line up in perfect rows so that the massive columns behind can't be seen.The square is also home to the Vatican's post office.

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