St. Peter's Basilica

A papal basilica

Pontifical Swiss Guard

crowds can be reckless sometimes

St. Paul's statue

inscription 'IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII'

In the centre of the facade: "La loggia delle benedizioni". It's from here that the new pope is announced with "Habemus Papam" ( we have a Pope) and where he appears to bless the crowds with the opening phrase "urbi et orbi" (to the city and to the world)

At the left end of the Portico: Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor who was crowned in St. Peter's

the Oltramontano clock with one hand showing European mean time

The Egyptian obelisk

Faith and loneliness

Part of Bernini's monumental colonnade

"On this stone I will build my church"

St. Andrew crucified on a cross in the form of an 'X'

Blessed Innocent XI (1676-1689).

asking for mercy