Photo of the Week: View of Vatican City from the top of St. Peter’s Dome

After 551 stair steps, you can see this view from the top of St. Peter’s dome in Vatican City (or the smallest country in the world). The top of the dome offers an aerial view of all of Rome, where you can walk in a circle around the dome and see all of the city – you can even see the birds flying below you! Walking all the way up here was quite a work out, and the staircases are very narrow, with the dome walls tilting and closing in the closer you get to the top!