Part of the square. The square is surrounded by 284 Doric columns and 88 pillars arranged in four rows. The colonnade (also called 'the maternal arms of the church') contains 140 statues of saints. The column rows form an ellipse (with an inner diameter of approximately 198 meters) that extends slightly wider towards the church, so that it rises even more imposingly. On the square you can see a round stone built into the ground both to the left and to the right of the obelisk (towards fountains). These stones are the focal points of the ellipse. If one stands on this one can only see one column of the four rows of columns that stand behind one another. All columns of the colonnade are aligned from here. Bernini wrote in one of his letters that the colonnades represent the arms of Christ embracing the world.
Passion for photography in all forms. From abandoned buildings to landscapes, from night photography to concert photography. By photographing abandoned buildings people want to take them to the hidden world behind walls where nature slowly takes back the building. And now these pictures can also hang on your wall... Read more…