Dome ceiling St Peters Basilica

st Peters Basilica, Rome

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January 13th 2016
From there we walked to St Peters square and was able to visit the Basilica - now so much has changed: heavy security everywhere - we've never seen so many machine guns in the streets of Rome. Such opulence yet so beautifully available now for all people to enjoy ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more