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Monument to Pope Benedict XIV born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in 1758 by Pietro Bracci, 1769 Built in 1769 by Bracci, which refers back to the late Baroque tradition, introducing the novelty of a Pope standing and blessing his flock with a rather declamatory gesture. More convincing, as often is the case in these works, are the lateral statues of Wisdom, by Bracci himself, in memory of the erudition of the Pope, and Gaspare Sibilia's Unselfishness, shown refusing the gifts brought by a small putto. The pope is represented rising from his throne to give his blessing; below there are allegorical statues of Sacred Wisdom (left) and Disinterestedness (right), carved by Gaspare Sibilla. The first figure holds a book in her right hand and has a gilded sun on her breast. The second is flanked by a stout little angel who is vainly proffering a cornucopia filled with jewels and money #pietrobracci #vatican #vaticano #roma #italy #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel #sculpture (at Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcXJyqkpILy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Great Colonnades or Bernini’s Colonnades that extend from the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano🇻🇦 and surrounds the square are said to be, according to Bernini, “the motherly arms of the church” which reach out to embrace the faithful and to bring people back to the church. Gian Lorenzo Bernini conceived the piazza (1656-67) as an enormous oval framed by two colonnades of 284 columns and 88 pillars in four rows. Topped by an entablature with 140 statues of saints, the curved colonnades embrace a 650-foot-long oval like arms. #gianlorenzobernini #vatican #vaticano #roma #italy #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcXFy84pX_n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Swiss Guards, Italian Guardia Svizzera, corps of Swiss soldiers responsible for the safety of the pope. Often called “the world’s smallest army,” they serve as personal escorts to the pontiff and as watchmen for Vatican City 🇻🇦and the pontifical villa of Castel Gandolfo. 📜 The Swiss Guard is one of the oldest functioning military corps in the world. 📜 Becoming a Swiss Guard is not easy, for starters you must be Swiss, male, Catholic, single and under 30. 📜 Contrary to popular belief, their uniforms were nit designed by Michelangelo or Raphael. 📜 The Swiss Guard does have heavy duty armor, but generally carry the 16th-century basics. Halberd also known as the Swiss Voulge, dress sword, partisan, unarmed or simply baton. Glocks (semi-automatic pistols) and AK-47s (sub-machine guns) tend to be kept from public view. 📜 All Swiss Guards sign a mandatory 2-year contract of service to the pope and can be extended upon request. 📜 Swiss Guard earned a reputation for self-sacrifice and bravery, as demonstrated during the sack of Rome in 1527, when all but 42 of the 189 guardsmen died defending Pope Clement VII. The Swiss Guards prepared for similar self-sacrifice during World War II, when the vastly outnumbered guardsmen took up defensive positions as German forces rolled into Rome; Adolf Hitler, however, chose not to attack the Vatican. #swissguard #vatican #vaticano #roma #italy #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKqHd3pOEA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican 🇻🇦(Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal enclave that is within the city of Rome. #vatican #vaticano #roma #italy #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVGwKTrh9os/?utm_medium=tumblr

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🇮🇹 A day in life in Florence. Peaceful today no car chase from 6 Underground. #italy #florence #firenze #tuscany #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity (at Florence, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ylfcQg9f2/?igshid=1fsmqyodajfdr

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City must haves: Florence 🇮🇹 We now know that plants have the power to soften and civilize public space. These green oases big or small gives pleasure to millions. It’s a must have when you design the interior of a city. Well-planted places soften and civilize city lives. Therefore, Florence ✔️ #florence #italy #italia #firenze #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Florence, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ykMNeAYPy/?igshid=1uuan9euaon4h

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🇮🇹 What makes a beautiful city? Colourful buildings and a beautiful weather? Well, thats really just a scratch on the surface. Come let’s take a stroll to see how this city breathes. #italy #italia #tuscany #florence #firenze #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Florence, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ygXB2AiaV/?igshid=3vtyajtezzg8

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The basilica is one of Italy's 🇮🇹 largest churches, and until the development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed. The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence. Piazza del Duomo is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence. It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. #italy #italia #firenze #florence #tuscany #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Piazza del Duomo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yd8K9A7jl/?igshid=1sm6x7wduyf9n

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🇮🇹The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris. Giotto's Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral. #italy #florence #firenze #tuscany #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ycc59AM7b/?igshid=9ntxv80xfgov

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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. 🇮🇹 It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. #italy #italia #florence #firenze #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ybEUFA-Vf/?igshid=1akh8o5lzaspq

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Italy 🇮🇹 Florence from within. #italia #italy🇮🇹 #florence #firenze #tuscany #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sJQsNgkOI/?igshid=t1ndzrg0luw2

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🇮🇹 View of Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore from Piazelle Michelangelo. #italy🇮🇹 #italia #firenze #florence #tuscany #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Piazzale Michelangelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sH0HDg2Wp/?igshid=x9bzograz40f

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🇮🇹 View of Florence Cathedral, formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore from Piazelle Michelangelo. #italy🇮🇹 #italia #firenze #florence #tuscany #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Piazzale Michelangelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sH0HDg2Wp/?igshid=x9bzograz40f

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🇮🇹 DescriptionFlorence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. #italy🇮🇹 #italia #florence #firenze #tuscany #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity (at Firenze, Tuscany, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sGesTAA48/?igshid=1i66rzejtk2sv

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Another equally fascinating leaning structure is the Battistero di San Giovanni. 🇮🇹 A splendid example of Pisan Romanesque and Gothic style has its own share of wonders too. #italia #italy #pisa #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Pisa Baptistery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zhxbxgO_8/?igshid=134skddwjse2g

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The exquisite Pisa Cathedral. 🇮🇹 An evidence of a strong rivalry between Venice and Pisa, both maritime republics to see which could create the most beautiful and luxurious place of worship. #italia #pisa #italy #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity (at Pisa Cathedral) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zgUmiglWb/?igshid=17y5g2xnkk1sb

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🇮🇹 An architectural accident ... so leaning so beautiful... Try to imagine this tower if it were straight. Would it receive the same amount of attention? #italia #pisa #italy #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Leaning Tower of Pisa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zeP-VAw94/?igshid=izr9472vj4mo