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Photos: St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

This gallery of 131 photos accompanies our article on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Lazio, Italy. For Roman Catholics, St. Peter's is the most sacred site after the Holy Land. It centers around the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle and is one of the largest churches in the world. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Aerial View
Aerial View
Engraving of Michelangelo's Basilica (1568)
St. Peter's Basilica in 1630
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Facade by Night
Facade by Night
Facade by Night
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Facade Detail
Statue of St. Peter
Statue of St. Peter
St. Paul
Michelangelo's Dome
Lantern at Dusk
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square
Colonnade Saints
Facade at Sunset
Facade and Fountain by Night
Colonnade and Fountain by Night
Bernini Fountain
North Colonnade
North Wind
Bernini's Colonnade
Bernini's Colonnade
South Colonnade of St. Peter's Square
South Colonnade of St. Peter's Square
Funeral of Pope John Paul II
Funeral of Pope John Paul II
Mourning Pope John Paul II
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
Portico Vault
Portico Vault
The Holy Door
St. Peter's Basilica
Nave Vault
Nave
Nave Looking East
Counter-Facade
St. Peter's Basilica
The Pieta
The Pieta
Pieta Detail
Porphyry Baptismal Font
Monument to Queen Christina of Sweden (d.1689)
St. Peter
St. Peter Enthroned
St. Peter Enthroned
Pope Innocent XI (d.1689)
Side Dome
Side Dome
Side Dome
Monument to Pope Pius XII (d.1958)
Monument to Pius XII
Papal Monument
St. Vincent de Paul
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Bruno
St. Bruno (Detail)
Right Aisle
Bernini's Tabernacle (1674)
Monument to Pope Gregory XIII
Altar of St. Jerome
Monument to Pope Gregory XVI
Altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Latin Inscription
Pope John XXIII (d.1963)
Pope John XXIII (d.1963)
Transept Crossing
Transept Crossing
St. Longinus
St. Veronica
St. Veronica
Papal Mass in 1962
Baldacchino
Bernini's Baldacchino (1624-33)
Bernini's Baldacchino (1624-33)
Bernini's Baldacchino (1624-33)
Baldacchino
Barberini Bees
Bernini's Baldacchino (1624-33)
Baldacchino and Dome
Baldacchino and Dome
St. Peter's Basilica
Dome
Petrine Text in the Cupola
Confessio
Confessio
Confessio
Confessio
Confessio Detail
Manhole to the Crypt
Holy Spear of Longinus
Throne of St. Peter
Throne of St. Peter
Throne of St. Peter
Church Fathers on the Throne of St. Peter
Throne of St. Peter
Monument to Pope Alexander VII (d.1667)
Monument to Pope Alexander VII (d.1667)
Interior View
Left Transept and Altar of St. Joseph
Prayer at the Altar of St. Joseph
Altar of St. Thomas
Tomb of Pope St. Boniface IV
Right Transept
Altar of the Transfiguration
Altar of Falsehood
Pillar from Old St. Peter's
Tomb of Pope John Paul II
Tomb of Pope John Paul II (d.2005)
Tomb of Pope John Paul II (d.2005)
Tomb of Pope Paul VI (d.1978)
Artifacts in the Crypt
Crypt Chapel
Sepulchre of St. Peter the Apostle
Artifacts in the Crypt
Crypt Mosaic
Ancient Epitaphs
Tomb of Pope Pius XI (d.1939)
Tomb of Pope Pius XI (d.1939): St. Ambrose
St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus
Tomb of Pope Pius XI (d.1939)
Papal Tomb
Early Christian Sarcophagus



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