Vintage photomechanical print of St Peter's Square in Vatican City, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows a view of the square with the Vatican Palace in the background. The centre of the square is marked by an Egyptian obelisk made of red granite, with a granite fountain by Carlo Madern one one side and matching fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini on the other. The Photograph courtesy LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-06603).
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