Iphrofayela ye-Piazza San Pietro
I-Saint Peter's Square okanye i-Piazza San Pietro, ekhoyo phambi kweSt. Petros Basilica, yenye yezona zikwindawo eziqhelekileyo kuzo zonke iItali kwaye kubaluleke kakhulu indawo yokubambisana kwabakhenkethi abakhenkethiyo kwiSixeko saseVatican . Ukusuka kwiSt. Peter's Square, iindwendwe ziyakwazi ukubona iiPapal Apartments, kungekhona kuphela apho uPapa ehlala khona kodwa kunye ne-perch apho ipontiff ihlala idibanisa izihlwele zabahambi.
Ngo-1656, uPapa uAlexander VII wamisela uGian Lorenzo Bernini ukuba enze isikwere esifanelekileyo sobukhulu beSt. Peter's Basilica. UBernini wenzelwe i-elliptical piazza, enamacala amabini kunye nemigca emine yokumisa iikholomu zeDoric ehlelwe kwi-colonnade emangalisayo. Enyanisweni, ii-colonnades eziphindwe kabini zithetha ukufuzisela iingalo ze-St. Peter's Basilica, iBandla likaMama lobuKristu. Ukukhupha ama-colonnades ngamaqashiso angama-140 abonisa abangcwele, abafel 'ukholo, abapapa, nabasunguli beemfundiso zenkolo kwiCawa yamaKatolika.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu ye-Bernini's piazza ingqalelo yakhe kumlinganiso. Xa uBernini eqala ukucwangcisa izicwangciso zakhe zesikwere, kwakudingeka ukuba akheke nge-obelisk yaseYiputa, eyayibekwe kwindawo yayo ngo-1586. UBernini wakha i-pizza yakhe ejikeleze i-axis ephakathi kwe-obelisk. Kukho nemithombo emincinci emibini ngaphakathi kwe-elliptical piazza, nganye leyo equidistant phakathi kwe-obelisk kunye ne-colonnades.
Omnye umthombo wakhiwa nguCarlo Maderno, oye walungisa i-façade yeSt. Peter's Basilica ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu le-17; UBernini wamisela umthombo ofanayo kumntla we-obelisk, ngoko ulungelelaniso lwe-designer piazza. Amatye okupaka i-piazza, edibeneyo kunye neebhloko ze-travertine ezilungiselelwe ukuphuma kwi-"entetho" ye-obelisk, zibonelela ngeempawu zokulinganisa.
Ukuze ufumane imbonakalo engcono yokulinganisa kwalo mdwebo wobugcisa, kufuneka umele kwiiplanga ze-roundel ezikufutshane nemithombo yamanzi. Ukusuka kwi-foci, imiqolo emine yee-colonnades ihamba ngokugqibeleleyo emva komnye, idala imbonakalo emangalisayo.
Ukuze ufike e-Piazza San Pietro, thabatha iMetrota Linea A ukuya kwi-Ottaviano "San Pietro".
Inqaku lomhleli: Nangona iState Peter's Square isekwiSixeko saseVatican, kwimbono yezokhenketho ithathwa njengenxalenye yeRoma.