Enciclopedia Cattolica

Plate XCIX · Vatican

Vol. XII (1954) · full-page plate
Above left: MICHELANGELO'S PROJECT for the basilica and square of St. Peter. Fresco of the second "Sala Sinina", executed under the direction of Giovanni Guerra and Cesare Neldon (1588-89) - Biblioteca Vaticana. Above right: THE DOME seen from the Vatican Gardens. Below left: ST. PETER'S SQUARE, executed by G. L. Bernini from 1656 to 1666. The fountain is by Madero, but arranged by Bernini. Below right: REAR PART of the basilica of St. Peter, with the buildings destroyed following the urban reorganization of Vatican City, begun in 1929.
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Above left: MICHELANGELO'S PROJECT for the basilica and square of St. Peter. Fresco of the second "Sala Sinina", executed under the direction of Giovanni Guerra and Cesare Neldon (1588-89) - Biblioteca Vaticana. Above right: THE DOME seen from the Vatican Gardens. Below left: ST. PETER'S SQUARE, executed by G. L. Bernini from 1656 to 1666. The fountain is by Madero, but arranged by Bernini. Below right: REAR PART of the basilica of St. Peter, with the buildings destroyed following the urban reorganization of Vatican City, begun in 1929.

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