Preparing for the Bonfire by sandra46
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Description
Here is a view of the largest square in Italy and one of the largest in Europe, Prato della Valle, a 90,000 square meter elliptical square. The shot is taken from the small, green island at the center, Isola Memmia, surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings of statues, mostly from the 18th century. In the background you can see the important benedictine St. Justina's Basilica, a martyr, whose 5th-century chapel was replaced by the 17th-century church.
The remains of St. Luke the Evangelist were brought to Padua, Italy, sometime before 1177, according to tradition, and buried in St. Justina's.
Near the church you can see the bonfire to burn the 'old year' on January 6th. More about it in the next post.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (51)
flora-crassella
a wonderful place!!!! Great picture!!!!!
Faemike55
Not unlike the Boonfire of the Vanities? Nice shot!
MagikUnicorn
Splendid capture excellent details :)
Biffowitz
Beautiful capture of this square, looks magnificent. The light dusting of snow turns it into a wonderland.
lyron
Wonderful place and shot!!!
claude19
FANTASTIC site and Awesome shot !!!extra !!!
bebert
impressionnant !
Hendesse
Very beautiful place and shot. Looks romantic somehow.
magnus073
Wonderful view of the square in this photo Sandra, it really is something. Your thoughts on it were nice and I can't wait to hear more.
jmb007
tres belle place!!
carlx
Wonderful place, colors and mood!!!
dakotabluemoon
Absolutely beautiful love to see more of this.
renecyberdoc
st luke -he was the medic if i am not mistaken well medicus they said i guess.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!
qrud
A charming place .
Miska7
Very nice scene. Great capture!
Buffalo1
A very lovely winter scene that you can only find in Italy. Hope you get a "bonfire" shot on the Epiphany!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous to see this, and what a huge bonfire!
brycek
Beautiful shot and facts!!
ShadowsNTime
Wonderful shot Sandra, wish I could be there to see it in person. Its sounds like a wonderful time! Thank you so much for all your support and friendship this past year. Happy New Year!!!
mickeyrony
Beautiful catch of sight my Beautiful. Similar like here not much of snow But that made good of although too much lol. Happy new year with all ((5++)) Belle prise de vue ma Belle . Pareil comme ici pas beaucoup de neige Mais bon cela fait du bien que trop lol. Bonne Année à tous((5++)) ((5++))
elfin14doaks
Gorgeous winter scene and great information.
mgtcs
Fantastic image, gorgeous photo, love it!
bazza
This looks lovely Sandra what a great shot must say that is one HUGE bonfire pile I guess the fire brigade must be on standby lol.. would love to see some shots of it when burning. Guess it upsets all the greenies and environmentalists all that smoke and pollution..
Sea_Dog
This is lovely, Sandra. Well done.
1358
we need to re-kindle hope.. to set alight our dreams, our wishes... all for a new year.. happy new year, my friend!
Richardphotos
looks very cold. beautiful park. I was thinking the Vatican square was the largest in Italy. I have been to the second largest in the world at Mexico City.I heard Red Square is the largest in the world
bmac62
Very interesting...image and history!!!
amota99517
Wow! This is fantastic. Thank you sharing the historical information.
wysiwig
Wonderful tradition. We just get drunk and wait for the ball to drop. I always like your descriptions, very educational.