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Visit St. Peter's Basilica and learn about the history and architectural styles of this holy place
Take a tour of St. Peter's Basilica in this video.
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Inside the ongoing preservation of the Vatican
Learn about the restoration of tiles in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica
View of the dome inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica
Interior of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica: Presentation Chapel
Presentation Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica, altar of St. Gregory the Great
Altar of St. Gregory the Great in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Michelangelo: Pietà
Pietà, marble sculpture by Michelangelo, 1499; in St. Peter's Basilica,...
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St. Peter's baldachin
Baldachin over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, by Gian Lorenzo...
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Baldachin, St. Peter's, Vatican City, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1624–33
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St. Peter's Basilica
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's baldachin, interior of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Facade of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Carlo Maderno, 1607.
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Innocent XI, Blessed
Blessed Innocent XI, monument in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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St. Peter's, Vatican City, Rome, by Carlo Maderno, 1607.
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Pietà, marble sculpture by Michelangelo, 1499; in St. Peter's Basilica,...
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St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica on St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.
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St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica on St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.
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