SAN
PIETRO,
VATICAN
CITY
General
information:
FACTS & FIGURES
Vatican City, Build between 1506 – 1626, Build for Petrus
Architects: Donato Bramante, Antonio da Sangallo de Jongere, Michelangelo Buonarroti,
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Giacomo della Porta, Carlo Maderno, Gianlorenzo Bernini.
220 m length, 150 m width, 138 height.
History
of
the
church
After
the
crucifixion
of
Jesus,
one
of
his
apostles
took
over
his
place
and
his
name
was
Petrus.
He
is
seen
as
the
founder
of
the
Christian
church
and
as
the
first
pope.
Petrus
went
to
Rome
to
visit
the
city
but
he
was
tortured
and
executed
by
Emperor
Nero
on
Saint
Peter’s
Square,
then
called
Circus
of
Nero.
The
story
goes
that
Petrus
was
crucified
the
other
way
around
because
he
did
not
want
to
die
the
same
way
as
Jesus.
San
Pietro
has
been
built
in
memory
of
Petrus
and
built
on
his
remains.
San
Pietro
has
been
rebuild
over
the
last
couple
of
centuries.
The
first
time
it
was
built
by
emperor
Constantine
the
Great
in
324
in
the
shape
of
a
basilica.
However,
in
the
15th
century
the
state
of
the
building
was
so
terrible
it
had
to
be
rebuilt
and
this
was
initiated
by
Pope
Nicolas
V,
but
the
basilica
had
to
be
destructed.
A
new
church
in
the
shape
of
a
cross
was
built
by
Pope
Julius
II
and
his
architects.
After
some
parts
were
broken
down
and
rebuilt
again,
Michelangelo
finally
took
over
the
building
process
and
finished
it
with
the
help
of
others.
Famous
aspects
like
the
huge
canopy
and
paintings
have
been
made
by
Bernini.
A
weird
fact
is
that
the
basilisk
is
the
other
way
around;
the
entrance
is
towards
the
east
and
the
altar
is
towards
the
west.
Even
today,
one
does
not
know
whether
is
was
a
huge
and
incredibly
stupid
mistake,
or
that
it
was
in
some
way
a
kind
of
message.
My
opinion
I
think
the
basilisk
is
quite
impressive.
The
massive
building
is
already
impressive
by
its
sizes,
but
also
the
atmosphere
contributes
to
this
overwhelming
feeling.
The
atmosphere
is
really
peaceful
and
slow,
and
everyone
is
just
enjoying
their
afternoon
in
the
warm
sun,
chatting
with
friends
or
just
simply
absorbing
the
view.
This
moment
of
peace
starts
as
soon
as
you
walk
through
the
pillars
at
the
sides
and
only
leaves
for
a
little
while
when
waiting
in
the
terribly
busy
queue.
The
building
itself
is
also
very
impressive,
like
I
said
already.
The
symmetry
also
makes
it
look
like
a
natural
thing,
like
something
that
merges
in
with
its
surrounding.
When
you’ve
struggled
through
busses
of
Japanese
and
Chinese
and
you’ve
finally
reached
the
entrance
exhaustedly,
the
first
step
into
the
basilisk
is
magical.
I
was
so
overwhelmed
by
the
hugeness
of
a
building