r/DesignPorn • u/DefinitionOk7121 • 8d ago

Architecture St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.

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u/Yodit32 8d ago

Brigs back memories…

“No Foto” “No foto per favore”

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u/DefinitionOk7121 8d ago

😂. When I went there, there was a secluded area for praying, and there wasn't photos allowed to be taken there. But other than that, it was free rein.

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u/SteO153 4d ago

Only in the Sistine Chapel (part of the Vatican Museums, not the Basilica) there is a strict no photos rule, with people shouting at you "no photos!"

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u/DefinitionOk7121 4d ago

There is most certainly a portion of the basilica where photos are forbidden, I was in there.

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u/SteO153 4d ago

As a tourist you are not supposed to enter the chapel reserved for prayers, unless you want to go there to pray, not sightseeing :-)

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u/DefinitionOk7121 4d ago

I did pray...?

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u/artyfax 8d ago

It is just so grand.

A most fun fact is that the height to the dome is higher than the height of the Statue of Liberty.

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u/DefinitionOk7121 8d ago

No way 😮!!! The colossal scale of St. Peter's completely makes anything look tiny! I was amazed when I saw the altar, so large it was, so great; but even still, dwarfed by the absolute size of the crossing!

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u/LucretiusCarus 8d ago

The designer of the cornice around the window didn't have to go that hard

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u/DefinitionOk7121 8d ago

I would add more images, shame I am limited to one - but this shows the intricacies of the Basicila better than any other photos I took; as there are plenty already showing the grandiose of the chruch, so I hope this one gives good insight to the amazing detailing of St. Peter's!!

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u/thought_cream84 8d ago

Why don't they do this anymore....

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u/DefinitionOk7121 8d ago

Too costly, no passion, not enough skill of trades. A sad reality, but that time has gone.