ST. PETER BASILICA,ROME

INTRODUCTION

length : 220 m

width: 150m

height: 138m

Diameter of dome(outer):42 m

diameter of dome (inner):41.5 m

Architects are: Bramante , Michelangelo ,

Carlo mederno, Giacomo della porta &Bernini

INTRODUCTION St peter basilica known in Italian as basilica papale di

san pietro in vaticano.

It is one of the four major basilicas of rome.

It is a late renaissance church located in the Vatican city.

It was built over the site of old st peter basilica in 16th

century.

HISTORY In the middle of the 15th century, the old basilica was

falling into ruin ,In 1506 pope Julius II laid the first stone of a new basilica which was to become the largest in the world.

Julius II appointed Donato Bramante as the chief architect of the new Basilica. In 1547 Michelangelo succeeded Bramante. He designed the imposing dome and altered some of the original plans. and bernini completed some interior of basilica.

EXTERIORST. PETER SQUARE The basilica is approached via St. Peter's Square a forecourt

in two sections, both surrounded by tall colonnades. The first space is ellipse and the second trapezoid which was designed by bernini.

In the centre of the square is a 25.5-meter-tall obelisk, which dates from 13th-century BC Egypt and was brought to Rome in the 1st century

There are two beautiful fountains in the square.

EXTERIOR PHOTOGRAPH

EXTERIORTHE FAÇADE The grand facade is 116 m wide and 53 m high

The central balcony is called the Loggia of the Blessings

The facade is topped by 13 statues .

Between the façade and the interior is the portico. Mainly designed by Maderno

The door in the centre was preserved from the old basilica. It was too small for its new space, so panels were added at the top and bottom. Known as the Filarete Door it has six panels.

PLAN The basilica is cruciform in shape, with an elongated

nave in the Latin cross form but the early designs were for a centrally planned structure .

The central space is dominated both externally and internally by one of the largest domes in the world

Its central dome dominates the skyline of Rome.

The entrance is through a narthex or entrance hall, which stretches across the building.

it has a 218 meter long nave.

PLAN

DOME The dome was vaulted in which small long spiral stair case

bring to the top of the dome.

The great double dome is made of brick and is 41.5 metres in interior diameter (almost as large as the Pantheon), rising to 120 metres above the floor

The four piers of the crossing support the dome

Michelangelo's dome is not a hemisphere, but a parabola: it has a vertical thrust, which is made more emphatic by the bold ribbing that springs from the paired Corinthian columns, which appear to be part of the drum

DOME

INTERIOR Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any

Christian church in the world and greatest of all churches of christendome.

There is a barrel-vaulted nave, the highest of any church, leading to the central dome. The aisles are lower and have a number of chapels off them.

In interior, there are 45 altars

INTERIOR The entire interior is lavishly decorated with marble,

reliefs, architectural sculpture and gilding

The basilica contains a large number of tombs of popes and other notable people, many of which are considered outstanding artworks. There are also a number of sculptures in niches and chapels.

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AMAAN CHHIPA

SHASHANK AGGRAWAL