Basilica of Saint Peter
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- Engraving by Tempesta (Other Images Sources)
Just before 1600 CE the artist Antonius Tempesta was commissioned to make a copper engraving of a panoramic view of Rome for the Pope … [Read more]
On this photograph:
- Basilica of Saint Peter (Vatican City State)
The Basilica of Saint Peter is the most important place of worship in the Catholic Church. According to tradition it is built on top of the tomb of Saint Peter, and archaeological remains consistent with this tradition has been unearthed below the church … [Read more]
- Saint Peter's Square (Vatican City State)
Saint Peter's Square is the circular piazza in front of the Basilica of St. Peter. When the current church was built in the 16th century, the square was mostly square. Later pope Alexandre VII employed Gian Lorenzo Bernini with reordering the square. He added the circular colonnade and the two fountains, but kept the ancient Egyptian obelisk in the centre … [Read more]
- Vatican City State
The Vatican City State was created in 1929 as a consequence of the Lateran Pact between the Italian Kingdom and the Catholic church, laying to rest a long standing conflict between the two … [Read more]
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