A view of the 17th century, 95ft-tall bronze canopy by Giovan Lorenzo Bernini surmounting the papal Altar of the Confession in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Jan. 10, 2024.

Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini in 1624 to design and build the enormous canopy over the Papal Altar of the Confession, located directly over the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle.

A view of the 17th century, 95ft-tall bronze canopy by Giovan Lorenzo Bernini surmounting the papal Altar of the Confession in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Scaffolding surrounds the 17th-century, 95ft-tall bronze canopy by Giovan Lorenzo Bernini, which surmounts the papal Altar of the Confession, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on February ...

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 8 - The famed Baldachin of St Peter's, the magnificent Baroque masterpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini that rises above the high altar in the Roman Basilica, has been restored and ...

One of the most significant restorations is of Bernini's Baldachin, a canopy that sits atop the tomb of St. Peter. "Before, you have to imagine, I think, it was very black.

It’s one of the largest churches in the world. As the most important church in Catholicism, St. Peter’s is appropriately huge.At over 600 feet long and almost 450 feet tall at the top of its ...

Bernini’s monumental reliquary for the chair, commissioned by Pope Alexander VII and completed in 1666, is one of the most iconic artworks in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Bernini’s monumental reliquary for the chair, commissioned by Pope Alexander VII and completed in 1666, is one of the most iconic artworks in St. Peter’s Basilica. Bernini encased the wooden ...

Rome Newsroom, Feb 27, 2024 / 09:00 am. Restoration work has begun on the baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

A view of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Vatican officials unveiled plans Thursday, Jan. 11 for a year-long, 700,000 euro restoration of the 17th century, 95ft-tall ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, over the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, pledging to complete the ...