<p><br> A boy chases pigeons in column-ringed Piazza San Pietro, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.</p>

Pigeons in St. Peters Square


A boy chases pigeons in column-ringed Piazza San Pietro, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Photograph by Bob Krist

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