The Saint Peter's Square is originally a gathering place for the pilgrims who visit the head of the Catholic Church.
The piazza has thetrical features based on the principles of the Baroque theatre: one is the 'embracing arms,' the colonnades designed by the architect and artist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the second half of the 17th century. The colonnades are of Tuscan Doric form. The other theatrical feature is the shape of the square which gives a heightened perspective, so the visitor sees the basilica towering over the scene.
There is an ancient Egyptian obelisk in the center of the square which was moved here in from the Circus of Nero in 1586. Two fountains are placed symmetrically on the same line with the obelisk, one was designed by Bernini and the other was designed earlier by Carlo Maderno.
Bernini envisioned a third arm (terzo braccio) to close the square (where you can enter into the square, in fact) and seperate the 'sacred' Vatican from the 'profane' city of Rome. Eventually, this terzo braccio was never realized.
The piazza has thetrical features based on the principles of the Baroque theatre: one is the 'embracing arms,' the colonnades designed by the architect and artist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the second half of the 17th century. The colonnades are of Tuscan Doric form. The other theatrical feature is the shape of the square which gives a heightened perspective, so the visitor sees the basilica towering over the scene.
There is an ancient Egyptian obelisk in the center of the square which was moved here in from the Circus of Nero in 1586. Two fountains are placed symmetrically on the same line with the obelisk, one was designed by Bernini and the other was designed earlier by Carlo Maderno.
Bernini envisioned a third arm (terzo braccio) to close the square (where you can enter into the square, in fact) and seperate the 'sacred' Vatican from the 'profane' city of Rome. Eventually, this terzo braccio was never realized.
From: P. E.
Date: November 2011
Date: November 2011
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