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1. FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
Name : Yong Sing Yew
Student ID : 0318766
Course : Effective Public Communication (COM 30103)
Title: Oral Presentation (Part 1) - Religious building
Lecturer : Ms. Persis Dineen Rodrigues

2. Located within the city of Rome
The smallest independent state in the world in terms of population and area

3. • Catholic Church in the Renaissance style
• One of the largest church in the world
• Mother Church of the Catholic Church
• More than one hundred years

4. The First Basilica
• Early fourth century – The first Christian emperor of Rome
• Construction started between 319 and 322
• Consecrated in 326 AD
• Complete around 349 AD
The New St. Peter's Basilica
• Mid-15th century decided to rebuilt
• Construction began under Pope Julius ll
• 1506 and complete in 1615
Pope Julius ll

6. Dome of St. Peter's Basilica
• Designed by Michelangelo
• 42.3 metres in interior diameter
• Rising to 120 metres above the floor
• Not a hemisphere, but a parabola
The Colonnade
• This monumental colonnade outlined the
square
• Designed by Bernini
• On top of the colonnade are 140 statues of
saints
• Crafted by number of sculptors

7. The Front Façade
• Created by Carlo Maderno
• 45.5 meters
• Crowned with 13 tall statues
The interior of St. Peter's Basilica
• Covered by coffered barrel vault ceiling and a
huge central dome.
• Can accommodate 60,000 visitors
• Decorated by large monuments

8. The Pieta
• Famous Monument
• Created in 1499-1500
• Michelangelo
Bronze statue of Saint Peter
• Arnolfo di Cambio
• The thirteenth-century
The Altar of the Transfiguration
• Raphael
• Mosaic copy of Raphael's
oil painting

9. The Marble Floor
• Colorful marble
pattern
Detail of the dome's ceiling
• Decorated with many
pictures

10. Travertine
• Form of limestone
• Deposited by mineral
springs
Carrara marble
• White marble
• High quality
• Popular for sculpture and building
decorate
• Reuse and recycling of materials
• Popular for many structures in Rome
Spolia

11. References
Infoplease. (n.d.). Vatican City (Holy See): History, Geography, Government, Culture -Infoplease.com. Retrieved
from: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108136.html?pageno=3
Saint Peter's Basilica. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/monumenti/basilica-di-s-
pietro/fabbrica-di-san-pietro.html
Nichols, F. (2004). Rome and the Vatican / Fiona Nichols. London : New Holland, 2004.
St. Peter's Basilica. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/sanpietro.htm
Sacred Destinations. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-st-peters-basilica

12. THANK YOU!