Chair of Saint Peter
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The Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter, is a relic conserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The relic is a wooden throne that tradition claims belonged to the Apos
The Pope's throne in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (From Wood Carvings in English Churches, 1910)
The Chair of St. Peter in 2024 at St. Peter's Basilica, exposed for the first time since 1867
St. Peter's Basilica
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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of
Main façade and dome of Saint Peter's Basilica, seen from St. Peter's Square
View from the Tiber on Ponte Sant'Angelo and the Basilica. The iconic dome dominates the skyline of Rome.
The dome viewed from the Vatican Museum
Panorama of St. Peter's Square