2. INTRODUCTION
length : 220 m
width: 150m
height: 138m
Diameter of dome(outer):42 m
diameter of dome (inner):41.5 m
Architects are: Bramante , Michelangelo ,
Carlo mederno, Giacomo della porta &Bernini
3. INTRODUCTION
St peter basilica known in Italian as basilica papale di
san pietro in vaticano.
It is one of the four major basilicas of rome.
It is a late renaissance church located in the Vatican
city.
It was built over the site of old st peter basilica in 16th
century.
4. HISTORY
In the middle of the 15th century, the old basilica was
falling into ruin ,In 1506 pope Julius II laid the first
stone of a new basilica which was to become the
largest in the world.
Julius II appointed Donato Bramante as the chief
architect of the new Basilica. In 1547 Michelangelo
succeeded Bramante. He designed the imposing dome
and altered some of the original plans. and bernini
completed some interior of basilica.
5. EXTERIOR
ST. PETER SQUARE
The basilica is approached via St. Peter's Square a forecourt
in two sections, both surrounded by tall colonnades. The
first space is ellipse and the second trapezoid which was
designed by bernini.
In the centre of the square is a 25.5-meter-tall obelisk,
which dates from 13th-century BC Egypt and was brought
to Rome in the 1st century
There are two beautiful fountains in the square.
7. EXTERIOR
THE FAÇADE
The grand facade is 116 m wide and 53 m high
The central balcony is called the Loggia of the Blessings
The facade is topped by 13 statues .
Between the façade and the interior is the portico. Mainly
designed by Maderno
The door in the centre was preserved from the old basilica.
It was too small for its new space, so panels were added at
the top and bottom. Known as the Filarete Door it has six
panels.
8. PLAN
The basilica is cruciform in shape, with an elongated
nave in the Latin cross form but the early designs were
for a centrally planned structure .
The central space is dominated both externally and
internally by one of the largest domes in the world
Its central dome dominates the skyline of Rome.
The entrance is through a narthex or entrance hall,
which stretches across the building.
it has a 218 meter long nave.
10. DOME
The dome was vaulted in which small long spiral stair case
bring to the top of the dome.
The great double dome is made of brick and is 41.5 metres
in interior diameter (almost as large as the Pantheon),
rising to 120 metres above the floor
The four piers of the crossing support the dome
Michelangelo's dome is not a hemisphere, but a parabola:
it has a vertical thrust, which is made more emphatic by
the bold ribbing that springs from the paired Corinthian
columns, which appear to be part of the drum
12. INTERIOR
Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any
Christian church in the world and greatest of all
churches of christendome.
There is a barrel-vaulted nave, the highest of any
church, leading to the central dome. The aisles are
lower and have a number of chapels off them.
In interior, there are 45 altars
13. INTERIOR
The entire interior is lavishly decorated with marble,
reliefs, architectural sculpture and gilding
The basilica contains a large number of tombs of popes
and other notable people, many of which are
considered outstanding artworks. There are also a
number of sculptures in niches and chapels.
