Fountain of Bernini and the colonnade in St. Peter`s Square in the Vatican City

Detail of the fountain of Bernini and the colonnade in St. Peter`s Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy. St. Peter`s Square is a large plaza located directly in front of the St. Peter`s Basilica. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square including the massive Doric colonnades,four columns deep, which embrace visitors in `the maternal arms of Mother Church`. The granite fountain was constructed by Bernini in 1675 and matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613.