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jpgvm ◴[20 Nov 24 17:40 UTC] No.42196357[source]▶

>>42194587 (OP) #

Seeing a digital version of it in such detail only further reinforces how important it is to experience it in person.

Few sights of man-made things have instilled as much awe in me as La Basilica Di San Pietro and most of them are also in Rome (namely the Pantheon and Moses @ Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli).

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UncleOxidant ◴[20 Nov 24 20:43 UTC] No.42197909[source]▶

>>42196357 #

You can't understand the scale of it until you experience it in person. The way I thought of it was that it is a cathedral made for giants.

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1. njt ◴[21 Nov 24 01:35 UTC] No.42200147[source]▶

>>42197909 #

Totally agree.

I was there two weeks ago. The tour guide took us through a route that bypassed the longer lines and through some underground areas—culminating in an entrance that completely blew my mind. I never realized how huge the interior was until I stepped in and saw it firsthand. There are few things in my life that completely took my breath away, this ranks in the top 5 for sure.

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