360 video: Piazza San Pietro, Rome, Italy
The elliptical baroque square is located right in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. There is a gigantic Egyptian obelisk (which got to Rome around the year 40 BC) in the middle of the square which was installed to its present-day location in 1586. Today, the obelisk also works as a sundial. The square itself was designed a hundred years later by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (famous Italian baroque sculptor, painter, and architect). His idea was that the square should embody the “maternal arms of Holy Mother Church”. He also hoped to create a sense of awe in the visitors of the square through the usage of a large open space. There are 140 statues of various saints located on the top of the Colonnades that line the square. The capacity of the square is nearly half a million people. If you visit the Vatican during Christian ceremonies or festivities, be prepared for immense crowds of tourists. Check out St. Peter's Square on Sygic Travel with detailed info and beautiful photos: https://travel.sygic.com/en/poi/st-peter-s-square-poi:726 Or see the best of Rome: https://travel.sygic.com/en/list/what-to-see-in-rome-city:20 Experience sights of Rome in virtual reality and travel with us in a completely new way. Just download the Sygic Travel VR application for Cardboard V1, V2: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sygic.VrTravel&pageId=107172628895339914741 or for Samsung Gear VR: https://www.sygic.com/vr Plan your trip with Sygic Travel. Find the coolest things to do in Rome, create your plans in minutes with detailed information about places, weather forecast, travel time estimates and much more. Website: https://travel.sygic.com iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sygic-travel-trip-planner/id519058033?mt=8 Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripomatic&hl=en Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/SygicTravel https://www.instagram.com/sygic_travel https://twitter.com/sygictravel
The elliptical baroque square is located right in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. There is a gigantic Egyptian obelisk (which got to Rome around the year 40 BC) in the middle of the square which was installed to its present-day location in 1586. Today, the obelisk also works as a sundial. The square itself was designed a hundred years later by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (famous Italian baroque sculptor, painter, and architect). His idea was that the square should embody the “maternal arms of Holy Mother Church”. He also hoped to create a sense of awe in the visitors of the square through the usage of a large open space. There are 140 statues of various saints located on the top of the Colonnades that line the square. The capacity of the square is nearly half a million people. If you visit the Vatican during Christian ceremonies or festivities, be prepared for immense crowds of tourists. Check out St. Peter's Square on Sygic Travel with detailed info and beautiful photos: https://travel.sygic.com/en/poi/st-peter-s-square-poi:726 Or see the best of Rome: https://travel.sygic.com/en/list/what-to-see-in-rome-city:20 Experience sights of Rome in virtual reality and travel with us in a completely new way. Just download the Sygic Travel VR application for Cardboard V1, V2: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sygic.VrTravel&pageId=107172628895339914741 or for Samsung Gear VR: https://www.sygic.com/vr Plan your trip with Sygic Travel. Find the coolest things to do in Rome, create your plans in minutes with detailed information about places, weather forecast, travel time estimates and much more. Website: https://travel.sygic.com iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sygic-travel-trip-planner/id519058033?mt=8 Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripomatic&hl=en Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/SygicTravel https://www.instagram.com/sygic_travel https://twitter.com/sygictravel