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Dec 14, 2019 · Map. St Paul by Adamo Tadolini. The two colossal marble statues of St Peter and St Paul, which flank the steps leading up to St Peter's Basilica, were originally commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI (r. 1831-46) for the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura (Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls).
During the Pontificate of Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini, 1458-1464) the statues of Saints Peter and Paul were placed at the lower part of the marble staircase at the entrance to the Constantinian Basilica.
Saint Peter's Square (Latin: Forum Sancti Petri, Italian: Piazza San Pietro [ˈpjattsa sam ˈpjɛːtro]) is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo.
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These 13 large statues on the Facade of St Peter's are of Christ, John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. St Peter's statue is not here, but down in the Square. Constantine Equestrian Statue On the North end of the Portico is Bernini's statue(1670) of Constantine receiving a vision before his battle for Rome. Since it is on the Scala Regia leading to ...
There are 140 statues of various saints located on the top of the colonnade in Saint Peter’s Square. There is a bronze statue of Saint Peter’s from the 13th century inside the Basilica. Moreover, there is a tradition for people to kiss or rub one of their feet when they pass by.
Saint Peter’s Square was designed by the architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini, at the behest of Pope Alexander VII. It was completed in 1667, after eleven years of intense and onerous work. The square is made up of an “oval space with three centres” (196 x 149 metres), with semicircular colonnades connected to the basilica by “arms” or ...
A statue of Christ enthroned, as well as statues of St. Peter and Paul, flank the Pope as he kneels, with allegories representing Prudence and Justice. During the reign of the French in Italy in 1808, Pope Pius VIII was imprisoned for refusing to take Napoleon's oath of allegiance.
