Basilica di San Pietro e Paolo - EUR

Photographed & edited by Riccardo Vincenzi. Artist's recommendation: 28" x 40" (70cm x 100cm) printed on aluminum.Known in Italy as Basilica di San Pietro e Paolo, this basilica is the best-known church amongst those of "modern Rome", characterized by the large dome that stands with the sky as a backdrop. Commissioned by Emperor Constantine and dedicated to the patron Saints of Rome, Peter and Paul, both Apostles of Jesus Christ, it is a religious emblem of the "Third Rome", which was prophesied to extend all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. Erected on the highest hill in the area, it stands out in the distance and, together with the "square Colosseum", is one of the most recognizable buildings of the entire Roman Exhibition. A not casual choice: the Palazzo of Civiltà Italiana and the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, symbols of the secular state and of the Catholic religion, wanted to demonstrate, with their proximity, the peaceful dialogue between Fascism and the Vatican sanct