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Saint Peter's tomb
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Saint Peter's tomb is a site under St. Peter's Basilica that includes several graves and a structure said by Vatican authorities to have been built to memorialize the location of Saint Peter's grave.
St. Peter's baldachin, by Bernini, in the modern St. Peter's Basilica. Saint Peter's tomb lies directly below this structure.
St. Peter's baldachin, by Bernini, in the modern St. Peter's Basilica. Saint Peter's tomb lies directly below this structure.
Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio, 1600–01
Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio, 1600–01
Fourth century glass mosaic of Saint Peter, located at the Catacombs of Saint Thecla.
Fourth century glass mosaic of Saint Peter, located at the Catacombs of Saint Thecla.
The floor above Saint Peter's tomb
The floor above Saint Peter's tomb
Old St. Peter's Basilica
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Old St. Peter's Basilica consisted of the church buildings that stood, from the 4th to 16th centuries, where St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Construction of the basilica, built over
Saint Peter's tomb
…between about AD 130 and AD 500. The Necropolis complex was partially torn down and filled with earth to provide a foundation for the building of the first St. Peter's Basilica during the reign of Constantine I in about AD 330. As the result of two campaigns of archaeological excavation, many bones have been found at the site…
19th-century drawing of St. Peter's Basilica as it is thought to have looked around 1450. The Vatican obelisk is on the left, still standing on the sp
19th-century drawing of St. Peter's Basilica as it is thought to have looked around 1450. The Vatican obelisk is on the left, still standing on the spot where it was erected on the orders of the Emperor Caligula in 37 AD.
Fontana della Pigna (1st ct. AD), which stood in the courtyard of Old St. Peter's
Fontana della Pigna (1st ct. AD), which stood in the courtyard of Old St. Peter's
Pairs of the original Solomonic columns now support pediments to form trompe-l'œil porticoes
Pairs of the original Solomonic columns now support pediments to form trompe-l'œil porticoes
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, dating to the 13th century
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, dating to the 13th century