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These columns form part of the colonnade of Saint Peter's Square in Rome. The colonnade was designed by the Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is composed of 284 columns in a quadruple row, enclosing the forecourt of St Peter's Basilica. The columns are 56 feet high in Doric style. The columns enclose the elliptical area of the piazza, symbolically embracing the visitor in "the maternal arms of Mother Church" according to Bernini. Topping the columns are Bernini's 140 favorite saints, each 10 feet tall.

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Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...