City State of Vatican- Delza (BR)

City State of Vatican Saint Peter’s square, the Basilica with its cupola, and part of Vatican’s architectonic complex St Peter Square The square, the Colonnade, the Obelisk, and the Basilicas faỗade built on Bramantes project, had its corner stone laid in 1506 St Peter Basilica Construction on the present basilica, over the old Constantinian basilica, began on April 18, 1506 and was completed in 1626 St Peter Square .between the rows of the Colonnade that surrounds the square… St Peter Square Fountain the south one by Maderno (1613) and the northern one by Bernini (1675) This is the one by Maderno Pope’s security guard The Swiss Guard stands at the Bronze Doors, an entrance to the Apostolic Palace at the end of the right colonnade The Guards may be approached to obtain tickets to the Wednesday Papal Audience St Peter Basilica Carlo Maderno’s Porch – narthex and portal St Peter Basilica Narthex ceiling St Peter Basilica Narthex ceiling - detail St Peter Basilica The bronze Holy Door was built by the sculptor Vico Consori in 1950 St Peter Basilica The tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Gianlorenzo Bernini – 16711678 Below, there is a real door symbolizing the Gate of Death St Peter Basilica Detail of lion on the Tomb of Pope Clement XIII by Antonio Canova St Peter Basilica Pope Innocentius statue St Peter Basilica Statue of Charlemagne -1725, Agostino Cornacchini St Peter Basilica Impressive from its solemnity look and silence, the Crypt at the Basilica’s underground, is where is the majority of deceased Popes sarcophagus St Peter Basilica Papal tomb in the crypt St Peter Basilica After being declared Blessed, the body of Pope John XXIII was brought up from the crypt and placed under the St Jerome’s Altar, which has become a popular devotion site ever since St Peter Basilica The last chapel contains the baptismal font The mosaic in the baptistry shows the Baptism of Christ St Peter Basilica John Paul II lies in State St Peter Basilica Polish mourners at the funeral of the Poland-born Pope John Paul II St Peter Basilica The Tomb of John Paul II has become the main reason many people visit St Peter's St Peter Basilica .and it’s in this Holy place for Catholic religion that rests forever the remains from St Peter to John Paul II… Photo imagery – from Internet, with credits to authors, or from Wikipedia’s site www.wikipedia.org Music – Mozart - Requiem, k626 – Lacrimosa Research, compilation and format : Delza Dias Ferreira delzadfer@hotmail.com Colaboration and English version : Flavio Musa de Freitas Guimarães Brazil – São Paulo – May 2008 The end ... Basilica The tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Gianlorenzo Bernini – 16711678 Below, there is a real door symbolizing the Gate of Death St Peter Basilica Detail of lion on the Tomb of Pope Clement... the Baptism of Christ St Peter Basilica John Paul II lies in State St Peter Basilica Polish mourners at the funeral of the Poland-born Pope John Paul II St Peter Basilica The Tomb of John Paul... transept from the gallery of the central dome St Peter Basilica A dove representing the Holy Spirit inside a golden sunburst under the canopy of Bernini''s, and the interior of Michelangelo’s cupola