White Smoke - The Public's Reaction

After two rounds of voting and seeing black smoke twice. The white smoke finally appeared from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. This happened just a few minutes after 7 pm Rome time on Wednesday 13th of March 2013. At the same time the the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica and all the churches across Rome started to ring.

Here's the video of the scene around the square at that very moment in time...