Vatican City
The 119 metre high dome of St. Peter's Basilica as seen from the Vatican Gardens. In the foreground the bronze statue of St. Peter, a monument that commemorates the First Vatican Council, convoked by Pope Pius IX on 29 June 1868. The best-known decision of this Council was its definition of papal infallibility.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Nov 05, 1994