Description:
- People come by the millions each year to receive the Pope's blessing, traditionally given on Sundays at noon. St Peter's has undergone many transformations since the original Constantine basilica of AD320. The top of its majestic dome (designed by Michelangelo), provides the best vantage point from which to marvel at Bernini's magnificent colonnade surrounding the square, the gilded bronze canopy above the altar and Michelangelo's Pietà . Bramante, Pietro da Cortona and Canova are just a handful of the many other artists who worked together on this monumental basilica's decoration and design.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2009
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +39 (0)6 48 8991 (Tourist Information)
- fax: +39 (0)6 481 9316 (Tourism Board)
Address:
- piazza San Pietro
- Piazza San Pietro
- Rome 00193
Neighborhood:
Vaticano/BorgoHours:
- 24 hrs
Strenuousness:
- Easy
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