The Baldachin in St. Peter’s Basilica
Central to the connection between Michelangelo’s cupola and Peter’s tomb is the superb bronze baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In the midst of the …
The Althar and the Baldachin
The Altar and the Baldachin. Over the course of the centuries, three altars were placed over the original “memorial” to Peter. The last one, …
St. Peter’s Basilica, the Althar, the Baldachin
We’ve chosen an unusual way to enter the Basilica.What we’ve done is to come up from the foundations, the very cornerstone. Now we are …