The Piazza San Pietro is a space of intense use through most of the day. The first thing that struck me while studying the Piazza was the drastic underuse of the left, or Southern side of the Piazza. After some observation I determined that the construction on the Southern ring was not pleasent to be near and deterred tourists. Also, the sun strikes the Northern ring all day long, making the ring a comfortable, inviting place to stay. The square is also used primarily by tourists who enter either through the main portal in the front, or through the entrance to the North from Via Ottaviano after getting off the subway. They usually collect around the central obelisk, and take pictures in the yellow semicircle which I have mapped. A large number of commuters, including myself, must traverse across San Pietro on their way from Stazione San Pietro to Piazza Risorgimento. Our path conflicts with that of the tourists who are milling about on the Northern side.
Do you think the use of the piazza will change during the rather intense heat of the summer?
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