Posts Tagged ‘basilica’
Here Lies St. Pete
Today’s image of the day was another shot capturing the grandeur that is St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. This structure is the baldacchino – a one hundred foot pavilion marking the spot where it is believed that St. Peter is buried. At one time it was thought to be the largest bronze structure in the world – and probably still is. This isn’t one of Michelangelo’s works – Bernini gets the nod for this one.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon EF-S 10-22mm @ 10mm ISO 1600, f/5, 1/30 sec.
The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
In honor of Elden who loves religous architecture – I’m doing back-to-back churches after yesterday’s shot of St. Peter’s Cathedral. This is the the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, located rather obviously in Assisi. It was raining like crazy when this shot was taken – I had to whip the camera out and fire quickly before getting too wet. We did a quick day trip to Assisi from Siena – and had a great day of touring in spite of the rain.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon 10-22mm @ 22mm ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/4 sec.
Alleluia!
I don’t care what religion you are – it’s really tough to not be blown away in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. What it lacks in sublety is made up for in spades by grandiosity. For anyone that hasn’t been there – that altar is roughly a football field away and as tall as a set of goalposts. It’s also sitting on what the Catholic church believes are actually the bones of St. Peter. Well, minus the head. That’s someplace else.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon 10-22mm @ 11mm. ISO 1600, f/5.0, 1/30 sec.