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Baldacchino di San Pietro, di Bernini

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This is the first great thing you notice as soon as you enter the Papal Basilica. If you study it carefully, you will notice how meticulous it was. Sure, there are dozens of other things worth seeing in the Basilica, but the Baldachin must also be on this list.
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Date of experience: June 2019
Humbling experience to see the location of St Peter's remains
The religious significance of this area goes without saying. To see the structure, underneath which, lie the remains of St Peter was a must see experience as part of the St Peter's Basilica visit.
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Date of experience: November 2019
ART BY BERNINI
This impressive sculpture, over the main altar, rests upon 4 marble pedestals, which are each decorated with the coat of the Barberini. Each column of the structure has 3 definitive sections that support the canopy, which is adorned with an angel at each corner and on the sides…
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Date of experience: March 2019
St. Peter's Basilica's Main Altar Above St. Peter's Tomb & Below St. Peter's Dome
Bernini's Baldachino (a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy) is located in St. Peter's Basilica, which is in Vatican City. The baldachino is specifically located where it is (at the intersection of the nave and transepts) in order to mark the location of St. Peter's tomb…
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Date of experience: June 2019
Baldacchino di San Pietro, di Bernini / Rome
The material used by Bernini was Bronze, so the 26 metre high baldacchino has about of 927 tonnes of metal of bronze removed from the Pantheon roof in 1600; it is an almost grotesque piece of Bernini's work and has wild spiralilng columns, very impressing to admire.
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Date of experience: November 2018
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