The "Holy Door" is the Northern most entrance at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It is cemented shut and only opened for Jubilee years
Michelangelo's beautiful Pietá, located immediately to the right of the entrance
The wall art is incredible
The baldacchino, a monumental canopy that covers the shrine of St. Peter. Made of dark bronze.
View of Michelangelo's dome and Bernini's baldacchino, a monumental canopy that covers the shrine of St
The body of Blessed John XXIII, the pope best known for the reform of the Catholic Church during the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), was removed from the crypt of St Peter's Basilica on June 3 and transferred in a glass coffin to the interior of the church.dy of pope John
The ornate statues
Facing the papal altar and looking to the right, one sees the famous bronze statue of St. Peter, believed to be a 13th Century work by Arnolfo di Cambio.Pilgrims traditionally touch and/or kiss the foot and it was quite striking to see how thin it is.
The canopy was made with bronze from the ceiling of the Pantheon and was commissioned under Urban VIII Barberini.
It stands 29 meters (95.14 feet) high and is directly over Michelangelo's Dome, the Papal High Altar, and the Tomb of St. Peter.
The tribune at the far west of the basilica, which centers on the Cathedra of St. Peter.
The tomb of Alexander VII.
More wall art
The Sistine chapel, where the black or white smoke comes out after the new pope is elected
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