1. History Function Importance
-The idea of a replacement for the old
Constantinian basilica is mooted by Pope
Nicholas V.
-Originally founded by old Constantine
edifice, and rebuild began on April 18,
1506 and was completed in 1626
-Rebuilt by the Renaissance masters that
included Bramante, Michelangelo and
Bernini using the High Renaissance style.
- built accordingly to tradition above the
burial site of St. Peter
-As a place of pilgrimage, for its liturgical
functions
-As funerary church, to house the tomb of
St. Peter and the tombs of Christians
-Accommodate commemorative rituals
-As a visiting sites in all of Rome, both for
its artistic beauty and for its importance to
Catholic worshippers
-Admired for its Renaissance sculpture as
well as its fusion of Renaissance and
Baroque architecture, the design,
construction and decoration of Saint
Peter's
-Roman architecture of the early Christian art period
Exterior Design
-Facade features a giant order of Corinthian columns
and is topped by thirteen statues
-The tallest dome in world that dominates the
skyline of Rome
Interior Decoration
- Statue of St. Peter is consistent with the attribution
to Arnolfo di Cambio
-Baldachin is crafted from bronze that was taken
from the ceiling and pediment of the Pantheon
-Apse is decorated with a bombastic Baroque work
-Pieta, marble sculpture of a young looking Mary
holding the dead body of her son
Chin Tze Wei (0315767), Bo Yong Khong
(0316317), Lee Kit Hung (0315722)