[DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Square - Wikipedia [PAR] St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in 
the Vatican ... Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, 
including the ... deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother 
Church". ... The elliptical center of the piazza, which contrasts with the trapezoidal
... [DOC] [TLE] Art History Presentation Archive: St. Peter's Piazza [PAR] Sep 22, 2005 ... St. Peter's Basilica originated from the Martyrdom of Peter in 64 AD. ... The 
approach needed to fully represent the greatness of St. Peter's and ... Bernini had 
to work around previously built structures and build both an opening that ... 
design of the piazza allowed the faithful visitors to be embraced by the... [DOC] [TLE] View Article: St. Peter's Piazza - University of Washington [PAR] Sep 22, 2005 ... The shape of the piazza was purposefully designed to symbolize St. Peter's 
basilica, the mother church of Christianity and its embracing welcome to the 
world. ... Bernini had to work around previously built structures and build both an 
... faithful visitors to be embraced by the motherly arms of the church.... [DOC] [TLE] 11 Things to Do in St. Peter's Square  EpicPew [PAR] Nov 17, 2014 ... St. Peter's Basilica is THE Catholic pilgrimage site. ... Deigned by Bernini, whose 
fingerprints are all over St. Peter's (perhaps literally), the colonnade was intended 
to represent the open arms of Holy Mother Church, embracing the ... it the focal 
point of the piazza and colonnade he would design around it. [DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Square, Rome - A View On Cities [PAR] Piazza San Pietro ... The square, which is located in Vatican City and borders St. 
Peter's Basilica, ... according to Bernini, symbolize the stretched arms of the 
church embracing the world. ... Detail of a colonnade on St. Peter's Square in 
Rome ... In 1613 a fountain designed by Carlo Maderno was installed on the 
square,... [DOC] [TLE] Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: History, Architecture [PAR] Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome (1506-1626): History, Design: Michelangelo (Dome, 
Pieta), Bernini (Baldachin, Cathedra Petri), Maderno's Facade. ... The basilica, 
now the Pope's principal church, was built according to tradition above the ... on 
Christmas Day 800) which had been erected around 320 CE, construction of the
... [DOC] [TLE] Piazza of St. Peter's - Bernini - Great Buildings Architecture [PAR] Piazza of St. Peter's by Bernini architect, at Vatican City, surrounded by ... 
Looking east, from Cathedral ... As they enter the piazza, the faithful are 
embraced by "the motherly arms of the church," Bernini's own description of his 
Colonnade. ... Subscribe free to weekly design and building newsletters by 
ArchitectureWeek. [DOC] [TLE] Under the Pope's Nose. The Architect, the ... - Robert Bauval [PAR] Bernini's 'elliptical' design of the Piazza St. Pietro in 1659-67 around the ... as an 
architect: the design of the great piazza in front of the Basilica of St. Peter in 
Rome. ... on the tops of each colonnade have a grand total of 140 statues 
representing .... design was simply symbolic of 'Mother Church embracing the 
faithful' which,... [DOC] [TLE] Saint Peter's Square  Vatican 3D Virtual Tours - Vatican.com [PAR] The magnificent Vatican Square in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City ... St. 
Peter's square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and was constructed from 
... which represent the embracing motherly arms of the Catholic Church. ... of the 
Vatican obelisk but he used it as the centerpiece of his outstanding piazza. [DOC] [TLE] St. Peter's Basilica - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 14, 2016 ... The dome, as designed by Michelangelo. When Bramante died in ... Directly to 
the east of the church is St. Peter's Square (Piazza di San Pietro), built by 
Gianlorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667. ... The colonnade wraps around 
the square, embracing the

Question: Bernini designed the colonnade around the piazza at this basilica to represent the church's embrace
Answer: St. Peter\'s Basilica