[DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Baldachin - Wikipedia [PAR] St. Peter's Baldachin is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically 
called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the 
Vatican City, the papal ... Designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it 
was intended to mark, in a monumental ... Under its canopy is the high altar of the 
basilica. [DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's - Papal Altar & Baldacchino - stpetersbasilica.info [PAR] The Basilica centers around the Papal Altar where only the Pope celebrates 
Mass. It was consecrated by Clement VIII, June 5, 1594, on top of several other 
older altars. Rising above the altar is the baldacchino (95ft. canopy), Bernini's ... 
from one curve to the other of their spiral winding, generating a dynamic and 
ascending... [DOC] [TLE] The Institute for Sacred Architecture | Articles| Introibo Ad Altare Dei [PAR] The Baldacchino as an Element of Catholic Litrugical Architecture ... of its interior, 
a high altar surmounted by an elaborate architectural canopy, a kind of ... 
Certainly, Gian Lorenzo Bernini's great example at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome 
.... the magnificent one at London's Saint Paul's Cathedral, designed by Dykes 
Bower... [DOC] [TLE] Architecture of the Vatican - Official Catholic Directory [PAR] The dome of St. Peter's: for most people, it's the most recognizable symbol of the 
Vatican. And in ... over a 30-year period, represents the pinnacle of architectural 
achievement in Rome. ... At center is the baldacchino designed by Gian Lorenzo 
Bernini. ... Stepping inside the basilica, one enters a magnificent and vast space
... [DOC] [TLE] Bs and Bees | The Story Behind the Baldacchino in St. Peter ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2015 ... It's a actually, what is it?! ... tall bronze baldacchino (canopy) in St. Peter's 
Basilica. ... leave one's mark and what better place to do so than in the great 
basilica ... erected by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, whose altar 
atop ... Fitting for a Baldacchino, designed by Bernini for the Barberini pope! [DOC] [TLE] Sights of Rome: The Baldacchino [PAR] Dec 1, 2015 ... 1. The Baldacchino, seen from half-way between the altar and the entrance to ... 
was the Baldacchino (canopy) over the main altar in St. Peter's Basilica. ... It was 
Pope Urban VIII Barberini (1623-1644) who hired Bernini to build the Baldachino. 
... In any case, the two artists, both still in their 20's, created an... [DOC] [TLE] Bernini and the Art of Architecture - The New York Times [PAR] This explains why, thirteen hundred years after the fact, Pope Urban VIII ... But the 
favored site for such piety was naturally at the very altar over Saint Peter's ... Yet 
the real story of Bernini's Baldacchino is more interesting than these facts 
suggest. ... The official architect of Saint Peter's at this time, Carlo Maderno, 
designed... [DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Basilica - Walks of Italy [PAR] The most important, and arguably most magnificent church in Catholic 
Christendom ... It may or may not be built on top of the tomb of St. Peter (there has 
never been ... Michelangelo's Piet is one of the masterworks in St. Peter's 
Basilica. ... Peter's Basilica was essentially the work of two men, Pope Julius II, 
and his architect... [DOC] [TLE] View Article: Bernini's work at St. Peter's - University of Washington [PAR] Sep 28, 2004 ... Pope Clement IX ordered the modernization of this 1,500-year-old bridge in ... 
tunnel-like Medieval Borgo streets that led up to Bernini's magnificent piazza of St
. Peter's. ... Nonetheless, St. Peter's Basilica is an incredible testament to the ... In 
this statue designed by Bernini, Constantine is capture at the... [DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Basilica: The Abode of Christianity - Vatican City ... - SOTC [PAR] St. Peter's Basilica is one of the holiest sites in Christendom! Infused with opulent 
architecture and history, this magnificent monument is a late renaissance

Question: Bernini, one of this basilica's great architects, designed the magnificent baldacchino over its papal altar
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