In the next few posts I'll write about Vatican. I've chosen some stories which I find very interesting.
First of all we have to arrive to the Saint Peter's Square. There are a few possibilities but usually people choose the biggest street. We are talking about Via della Conciliazione which means the Conciliation street.
The street is very wide and thanks to this, while we are walking, we can see closer and closer the breathtaking St Peter's Square. But, was it always like that?
As you can guess, no, it wasn't. The street was planned by two architects: Spaccarelli and Piacentini. They were asked by the Prime Minister Benito Mussolini to create a street which would connect symbolically Vatican and Rome. Vatican, as he said, should be opened to Rome. Mussolini wanted to do this because of the Lateran Pacts signed 11 February 1929. It was an agreement between the Italian State and Vatican which considered various aspects such as: concordat marriage or the financial support from Italy in return for public support from the Pope.
Unfortunately, the architectures decided to destroy, to raze the area called Spina di Borgo. It was a very old "cottage" of fishermen, even with many historical monuments. They didn't care also for the people who were living there for centuries.
On the photos below, you can see how this area has changed.
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