St Peter’s cathedral dome in Rome, Italy 6th January 2007

5 Responses to “St Peter’s cathedral dome in Rome, Italy”

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boutillot-cauquil:

tres belle vision

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January 6th, 2007 at 07:53
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Jeff Ambrose:

Very beautiful thanks for sharing.

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January 6th, 2007 at 22:07
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Neela:

Beautiful perspective, angle and colors. I love how you caught the light.

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January 7th, 2007 at 01:22
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MC:

I concur…bella, beautiful and all of the above. I am amazed at the lighting and detail you were able to get within the dome.

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January 9th, 2007 at 04:11
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Herbert Wong:

A technically incredible shot. YOu must have a very steady hand. Marvellous.

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January 18th, 2008 at 11:14

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The story behind "St Peter’s cathedral dome in Rome, Italy"

After showing some great Buddhist and Islamic structures on ExposedPlanet, it is the turn for the Catholics today, the day of the Reyos Magicos :-)

One of the better results of the Christian accumulation of wealth was this magnificent piece of art, the San Pietro or St Peter’s Cathedral in the Vatican City, which itself is embedded in the city of Rome.

Totally filled with priceless mosaics and sculptures, it is one big museum. This is what you see when you look up and see the light :) , the rays of the sun poking through the windows of the great dome of the cathedral.

Strangely I was allowed to take my monopod through the tight security, but once inside I was not allowed to actually use it. As it had a rubber foot -which was better than most of the high heels of the overweight tourists- I can only guess that they do not like images being shot professionally, except the ones on sale in their shop, just outside ;-)

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