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Photo gallery of Vatican City

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The baptismal font consists of a porphyry basin, measuring four by two meters, which dates from the Roman imperial age. The gilt bronze cover, …

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Four expressive Baroque statues dating from 1629-40 stand at the base of the piers supporting the dome: St. Longinus by Bernini (above), and below: …

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In the Chapel of the Sacrament, the ciborium in gilt bronze with the angels are late works by Bernini (1673-74). It clearly shows the …

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In the tomb of Alexander VII, Bernini probably intended the pope’s gesture to symbolize his devoted asceticism. The artist was nearly eighty years old …

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The tomb of Urban VIII by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Pope Barberini commissioned this splendid portrait, in which the sculptor is clearly exalting the role of …

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St. Peter’s Cathedra was the imperial throne of Charles the Bald which he presented to Pope John VIII in 875, the year he was …

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The Triple Crown is the papal tiara comprising the three crowns which symbolize the pope’s threefold power as Father of Kings, Rector of the …

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The bronze statue of St. Peter is traditionally attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio. In recent years some scholars have suggested that it is the …

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Cathedra of St. Peter in Glory. This enormous reliquary, designed and built by Bernini in 1658-66, surrounds the throne that tradition attributed to Peter. …

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The cupola designed by Donato Bramante had been included in the original construction plans for the new basilica. The Rovere pope Julius II laid …

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