Heritage Images/GettyImages The first Saint Peter’s Basilica was built ... are found here. The baldacchino, the swirly-columned arch over the basilica’s high altar, was designed by the famed ...

The statues of 140 saints occupy the facade of Saint Peter Basilica in Vatican City. 9. The Baldacchino was a divisive addition At almost 30 metres tall, this bronze canopy is undoubtedly one of ...

Bells from the basilica rang out as the ... Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up towards Michelangelo's famous dome.

Bells from the basilica rang out as the wooden coffin ... Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up towards Michelangelo's ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...

Bells from the basilica rang out as the ... Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up towards Michelangelo's famous dome.

Watch Pope Leo XIV address crowds from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in his first appearance as the new Catholic leader ...

The baldacchino, the swirly-columned arch ... This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 10 Facts About St. Peter’s Basilica.

St. Peter's Basilica is filled with art from some of ... church that emphasised humility and shunned ostentation. Bernini's Baldacchino stirred controversy when it was first buit.