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St Peters Basilica - Courtyard 1 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.39MB)

St Peters Basilica - Front 1 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.35MB)

St Peters Basilica - Front 2 * Back in the 80's the pope was shot while driving around here in his little pope mobile. The bullet they pulled out of him was put in Mary's crown which is up the wall of the building at the top right of this photo. The pope survived by the way. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.37MB)

St Peters Basilica - Front 3 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.45MB)

St Peters Basilica - Front 4 * Possibly the largest church in Christianity, it covers an area of 23,000 m² (5.7 acres) and has a capacity of over 60,000 people

One of the holiest sites of Christendom in the Catholic tradition, it is traditionally the burial site of basilica namesake Saint Peter. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.49MB)

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St Peters Basilica - Inside 2 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.49MB)

St Peters Basilica - Inside 3 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.44MB)

St Peters Basilica - Inside 4 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.5MB)

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St Peters Basilica - Inside 6 * That guy on the left is the second free tour guide we found. He was escorted out of the church 10 mins after this photo. It is illegal to be a tour guide unless you have done a 6 month course and paid a shit load of money and got your papers. This guy had been doing free tours for the last 20 years and is really good. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.3MB)

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