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St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City Within the City of Rome

October 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

St. Peter’s Basilica is built in the Renaissance style and is located in Vatican city in Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s is the largest church in the world and one of the most remarkable works of Renaissance architecture. St. Peter’s is the burial site of Saint Peter, one of the apostles and the first Pope. Contributors who principally designed St. Peter’s include, Donato Bramente, Michelangelo, Carlo Mademo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Stucco Ceiling With Coat Of Arms In St. Peters Basilica

The stucco ceiling of the portico in St. Peter’s Basilica, displaying the coat of arms of Paul V.

Porta Santa In St. Peters Basilica In Rome

A Holy Door, (Porta Santa), by Vico Consorti, in the northernmost entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica.


Bronze Main Portal In St. Peters Basilica At The Vatican In Italy

Doors of old St. Peter’s Basilica, (Silver-gilt bronze, 1445), commissioned by Eugenius IV From Filarete (Antonio Averlino).

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The Nave In St. Peters Basilica In The Vatican

The nave of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Alter Of The Transfiguration In St. Peters Basilica

A reproduction of Raphael’s Alter of the Transfiguration, (1767), is a mosaic completed by six artists, that took nine years to complete and is now in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pieta Statue By Michelangelo In St. Peters Basilica In Vatican City

The sculpture, Pietà, (Marble, c. 1498-1500), commissioned by Cardinal Jean Bilheres de Lagraulas and carved by Michelangelo and housed in St.Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome.

Michelangelo's Dome In St. Peters Basilica In Vatican City

Michelangelo’s Dome in St. Peter’s Basilica, completed by Giacomo della Porta in 1590.


Monument To Maria Clementina Sobiieska By Bracci In St. Peters Basilica

Monument to Maria Clementina Sobieska, (1742), by Pietro Bracci, inside St. Peter’s Basilica on Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

St. Peters Basilica Transept

The interior of St. Peter’s Basilica.

St. Longiunus Statue By Bernini

THe sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Saint Longinus, (Marble, 1629-38), the Roman centurion, who speared Christ with the Holy Lance.

St. Camillus De  Lellis Pacilli Inside St. Peters Basilica

St. Camillus de Lellis Pacilli, (1753), founder of the Camellions, by Pietro Pacilli.

Monument To The Stuarts In St. Peters In Vatican City

Monument to the Stuarts, (1829), by Neo-Classical sculpture, Antonio Canova.


The Interior Of St. Peters Basilica In Vatican City In Rome

An interior view of St. Peter’s Basilica with light shining through the windows.

Pope Pius Tenerani Monument In St. Peters Basilica In Vatican City

The Neoclassical, Monument to Pope Pius VIII, (1866), by Pietro Tenerani.

St. Peters Basilica Oculus

The oculus located inside St. Peter’s Basilica.

St. Peters Oculus And Ceiling

A View of the oculus and ceiling inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Baldacchino By Berninie In St. Peters Basilica In Vatican City

St. Peter’s Baldachin, Baldacchino di San Pietro, (Bronze, 1623-34), by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, is a large Baroque sculpture that was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and serves as a canopy over the High Alter.


Alabaster Window Depicting The Holy Ghost As A Dove


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Cathedra Petri, Altar of the Chair of St. Peter is an alabaster window depicting the Holy Spirit as a dove in the central work of art in the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica, completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666.

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