Piazza San Pietro
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Title
Piazza San Pietro
Saint Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square
Piazza S. Pietro
Forum Sancti Petri
Agent
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, architect, 1598-1680)
Location
Holy See, Roma, Italy
VA Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
41°54'08.2"N 12°27'26.1"E
Date
designed and built in 1656-1667
17th Century
Style Period
Renaissance
Cultural Context
Italian
Worktype
piazza
Material
stone
Technique
masonry construction
Subject
architecture and city planning
open space
square
urban design
obelisk
columns
fountains
Description
partial view
exterior view
west view
The open space, with encircling colonnaded arms, that lies before the St. Peter's Basilica. It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656-1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII.
Rights
© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
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ID
Peters04728
Source
Michael Peters
Collection
Citation
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, Piazza San Pietro, designed and built in 1656-1667, Holy See, Roma, Italy, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Michael Peters. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/14739.
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