Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-24

in the Distance. Ii consists Of four spiral marble
columns. 80 feet high, on which rests the bal
dacchino grand canopy Of solid bronze ,suruloun-
/ ted By globe aud cross The canopy alone il said
10 have cost 8 100000 and weighs 10000 ibs.
In front of this is a shrine aud crypt. Around the
shrine on level with the church floor, is a circu,
/ lar btlIustrade Of marbIe and from this are sus
| pended IL lamps which burning night aud
! day. A couple fight OF steps lead down TO the
shriue; at the bottom Of the steps in front Of the
tomb of St. Peter is the kneeling statue Of Pope
Plus VI in the attitude OF prayer, OF the finest
works OF Canova. The great dome next attracts
attention. This was designed by Michael Ange-
10, and far surpasses any thing of the kind in the
world FOisyth says - "lt is glorious, viewed
III its designs, It's altitude even its decorations
viewed ther as a whole or part. it enchans the
eye, il sat SIZES the taste, it expand the soul he
very air seems to eat up all that is harsh co
lossaI, and leaves nothing but the sublime 10
Teas! on--a sub'imity pecsiiar hs the genius OF
the immortal architect, aud comp oDsnsible only
| on The spot
Tn orgh all parts of the church are monuments
over uns IN pophyry aud alabaster, containing thr
ashes Of saints, poprs, prelstes. kings queens, EN-
perors aud church. officials rich paintings in fires
| co aud mosaic. AID staluary designed and executed
by the most eminent artists.
The more person of this church, the more
he realizes its greatness. yesterday visited 1t for
the fourth time, having spent the better part OF
three DAYS there before, and found that curl
osity and establishment more increased by the
last visit, when | assembled to its summit and real
zcd fully the p and arrangements by which the
immense weight OF the whole structure is support
ed
10 many the first view does not fully cause the
sitor to realize this greatness of design, and the
great beauty and harmony of proportion that per.
vades tbs building whole. Byron thus gives
his impressions his 6I.t seeing il, in his
Cbde Harold:
Enter, it's graudeur overwhelms thee not;
( Oh whyl IL is not lessened; but Thy mind,
Expanded by the genius Of the spot,
Hos grown colossal, and one can only find
fit abode wherein appear enshrined
The hopes Of immortality; and thou
Shalt one day, found worthy. defined,
See thy God face to face, as thou do'st now,
siis ii"is g. !i"'::5 MOI De blasted by his brow.
When it 10 considered that 1t Peters church COW
crs an area equal to acres Of land, with dome
Of which the top is 450 feet from The pavemeu and
lis inter the same scale of greatness and gram
deur, Il more minute description would not be ex
pected. Indeed une might be written with
much interest to the reader. OF the details.
From the dome, one Of The most delightful land
sea- es presents iiself-.the mountains in the dis
lance on the one de- the Mediterranean on the
W est and The Campagna, now one sea- of green.
all round II. J he ascent 10 the roof easy duO
gradual, much so that horse and buggy nigh.
be driven up with perfect ease fne great dome
above is double, aud within line walls are the cir
cdar stairs leading to The top.
There are some thugs thak in b; d taste, such
rs st. Peter himself, and number of others exc.
cuted IN bronze, which from he lapse of time give
them the appearance ofnegro sans--whereps the Y
all supposed be white. Ag ,in there are many
of the STATUE OF an imaginary ci,aTacte: entrefy'
aud trou their scauty drapery would be more Up.
proPrtale At this age in theatre than church
Again there are liens rampant and asleep, and va
Nous other qnadnapeds we'll as birds, hch seen,
/ % be ont CT place.
But i VIII be remembered thatthis Is a different
age from what it when ST. Peters erected
also different country from our own and less sub
cct 10 criticism for tn os" Bat where there
IS 81 lnurh to admire and 50 lutte 70 dlsapprove,
/ seems almost ii stcrilege 10 nedtion it, Like the
faults of great Inen, they forgotten and
looked by an aGm,rtng worl3. F.