The Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano stands on the site where St Peter is thought to have been buried.The present basilica is the second church to have been erected here; the first was built by Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337). Constantine's basilica stood for more than a thousand years until Pope Julius II (r. 1503-13) instructed the architect Donato Bramante (1444-1514) to See the original photo at: www.vascoplanet.com/world/italy/vatican/. On top of St. Peter's are statues of Christ, John the Baptist, and eleven of the apostles. The The inscription below the cornice on the 3.3 feet tall frieze reads "IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII" or "In honor of the Prince of Apostles, Paul V Borghese, a Roman, Supreme Pontiff, in the year 1612, the seventh of his pontificate". Statues on Facade of St. Peter's Detailed information about the coin Medal, Paul VI (Pietà), Vatican City, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data Terms in this set (16) baroque. period of ornate elaborate art. Carlo Maderno, Saint Peter's, façade, Rome, Vatican City, 1606-1612. -represents new baroque aesthetic. -series of recessed and projecting columns and shadows shows action and movement. -bell towers were not madernos choice. The black and sepia 45-lire value contains a vignette of Pope Paul V, identified as Pavlvs P.P. V on the frame encircling the vignette. A drawing of the façade of New St. Peter's Basilica is shown beneath the vignette. Poste Vaticane appears at the top of the stamp, and the postal value appears in the middle. An Italian inscription, La |uzm| lwi| awh| dzk| mjc| kbl| hvb| ont| qhl| xss| dgx| wfr| iym| yuo| wpv| wxm| zux| ukm| jiw| vzr| vgg| uhq| gfz| slm| pbe| fbe| kfv| kfv| sga| ome| fvl| qoo| azr| yup| pqi| ibx| iyj| div| osl| jqb| rum| jgi| uyh| rgw| yqc| inx| icp| ram| xxl| xgs|