Vatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): St. Peter's Basilica: St. Peter's Square: Fountain

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-21T15:47:49Z
dc.date.available2024-10-21T15:47:49Z
dc.date.issuedMay 20, 2017
dc.descriptionSt. Peter's Basilica was originally designed by architect Bramante as a central plan at the behest of Julius II to be the largest, most magnificent church in Christendom when it was rebuilt in the early 16th century. Raphael and Michelangelo and later architects such as Maderno and Bernini designed and decorated the elongated nave to create a basilica which would hold large numbers of people and focus attention on the altar; therefore, it incorporates both Italian High Renaissance and Baroque sensibilities. It was begun in 1506 and completed in 1626. According to the Catholic Church, the very holy basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter. The photo shows a small part of St. Peter's Square with Colonnades, which is a large plaza directly in front of the basilica. It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1672. The colossal Doric colonnades, four columns deep, provide a framework for the trapezoidal entrance to the basilica and the massive elliptical plaza in front of it. Statues of 140 saints top the colonnades. The center of the photo features one of the two nearly identical fountains in the plaza. The north fountain was designed by Carlo Maderno and the south fountain by Bernini.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_3862.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2791
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectVatican City
dc.subjectRome
dc.subjectSt. Peter's Basilica
dc.subjectPapal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
dc.subjectBasilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano
dc.subjectNaves
dc.subjectSacred Art
dc.subjectChurch Art
dc.subjectBasilicas
dc.subjectSt. Peter's Square
dc.subjectColonnades
dc.subjectDoric Columns
dc.subjectGian Lorenzo Bernini
dc.subjectCarlo Maderno
dc.subjectFountains
dc.titleVatican City, Italy (Enclave of Rome): St. Peter's Basilica: St. Peter's Square: Fountain
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