17 Sublime Photos of the Sun Setting on St. Peter's in the Eternal City

Rome is known as the great “Eternal City,” since it has been and remains so important to human history. It was, of course, the capitol of the vast Roman Empire, and remains the See of the bishop of Rome.

It is also just a beautiful place.

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Here are 17 sublime photos of the sun setting on St. Peter’s Basilica, in the heart of Rome. You can click on any image to view it full size.

Enjoy!

Davidlohr Bueso, Flickr

Kovis Lo, Flickr

Yi Zhao, Flickr

Benson Kua, Flickr

Ben K, Flickr

Alex Askew, Flickr

Diana Robinson, Flickr

J. Andrew Crosby, Flickr

Jagoba Barron, Flickr

Claudio Di Ludovico, Flickr

Scott Sherrill-Mix, Flickr

Julien, Flickr

tubb, Flickr

a_marga, Flickr

RaSeLaSeD – Il Pinguino, Flickr

TripMapGuide.com, Flickr

Giorgio Galeotti, Flickr

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