Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Satellite Image of St. Peter's Basilica - GeoEye Featured in Visions of Earth Photo Blog

IKONOS Satellite Image (0.8 m) – St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. To view satellite image in full resolution click on image. (Image Copyright GeoEye and Courtesy of Satellite Imaging Corporation) Old St. Peter's Basilica was the fourth-century church begun by the Emperor Constantine between 326 and 333 AD. This church had been built over the small shrine believed to mark the burial place of St. Peter. It contained a very large number of burials and memorials, including those of most of the popes from St. Peter to the 15th century. Originally founded by Constantine in 324, St. Peter's Basilica was rebuilt in the 16th century by Renaissance masters including Bramante, Michelangelo and Bernini...


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