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
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

ID

Peters04728

Source

Michael Peters

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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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