Peter preached as the successor of Jesus. In 64 AD, he was killed by Emperor Nero in Rome. After his martyrdom, Peter was revered as the first pope by later generations, and subsequent Catholic emperors were regarded as the successors of St. Peter and were regarded as the successors of Christ on earth.

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The church was originally built by Emperor Constantine on the tomb of St. Peter in 326-333 AD, and was called Old St. Peter's Basilica. It was completed in 326 AD. In the 16th century, Pope Julius II decided to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica.

And it broke ground in 1506. During the 120-year reconstruction process, Italy's best architects Bramante, Michelangelo, Della Porta and Carlo Martel successively presided over the design.

It was not officially completed until November 18, 1626. It was called the New St. Peter's Cathedral. Important religious ceremonies since 1870 have been held here. It has Romanesque and Baroque architectural styles and is the largest church in the world.

From the top of the dome in the middle of the church, you can overlook the entire city of Rome; on the circular platform inside the dome, you can overlook the interior of the church and admire the large mosaics on the inner wall of the dome. The murals and sculptures of Michelangelo, Raphael, etc.

.A simple cemetery two thousand years ago. A rectangular synagogue was built four hundred years later. It was later destroyed by war. A thousand years later, Nicholas V issued an order for reconstruction. What followed was a 120-year reconstruction, successively by the best in Italy.

The architect Abbot designed and constructed the building. Bramante came, Michelangelo came, Della Porta came, and Carlo Martel came too. It was officially declared completed on November 18, 1626.

Pope Urban VIII with a solemn expression presided over the inauguration ceremony.

The open-air square in front of St. Peter's Basilica is the world-famous St. Peter's Square. It was built in 1667. The abbot designed and constructed it by a Neapolitan. His handiwork endowed the square with 284 Tuscan-style pillars arranged in four rows.

The eternal life of the pillars, and the wonderful statue of the saint above the pillars have been telling the name of this talented architectural genius for four hundred years: Bernini, the father of Baroque art.

The architectural style of St. Peter's Basilica has obvious classicism advocated during the Renaissance. The main feature is the combination of Roman-style domes and Greek-style stone columns and flat lintels.

St. Peter's Basilica is a rectangular church. The entire building presents a Latin cross structure. The shape is very traditional and sacred. It is also the largest church in the world. The interior of the church is magnificent, dim and mysterious.

, built of marble, and all the portraits inside are made of marbles of different colors. The project is very large, so the use of tripods and flash photography is not allowed.

In front of the church is St. Peter's Square, which can accommodate 300,000 people. The square is 340 meters long and 240 meters wide. It is surrounded by two semicircular corridors. Each corridor is supported by 284 tall round stone columns at the top of the corridor.

, there are 142 statues of famous saints and saints in church history on the top. The figures in the statues have different looks and are lifelike. In the middle of the square stands a 41-meter-high Egyptian obelisk, which was erected in 1856. It was built by a

It is carved from a whole piece of stone. There is a beautiful fountain on each side of the obelisk. The trickling spring symbolizes the water of life given to believers by God. Everyone who walks into St. Peter's Square is moved by this magnificent scene.

On the left side of the door of St. Peter's Basilica stands a tall statue of St. Peter. He looks calm and smiling. In his right hand, he holds two golden keys to heaven given to him by Jesus, and in his left hand, he holds a volume of edicts given to him by Jesus.

.The strands of curly hair on his head, the wrinkles on his face, the tufts of beard on his chin, and the layers of robes on his body are all carved delicately and realistically. If his face and hair were painted with real colors, it would definitely look like

Be regarded as a real person. Peter was the first of the 12 disciples of Jesus. Jesus gave him the golden key before returning to heaven. Peter became the leader of the Catholic Church. He came to Rome to preach. Later, the emperor of Rome wanted to marry

He blamed the Catholic Church. He set fire to the city of Rome, then blamed the Catholic Church and executed Peter. St. Peter's Basilica was built in memory of Peter. There is another tall and exquisite statue on the right side of the church door, which is said to be of Jesus.

Another important apostle: Paul. He was one of the chief criminals who persecuted Christians after Jesus returned to heaven. Later, on the road to Damascus, he was shrouded in light by Jesus and had a conversation with him, so that he could know and understand Jesus.

He turned out to be the true God. He transformed from a person who harmed Christianity into the most important apostle of Christianity. Paul is the most important preacher of Christianity besides Jesus Christ.

The appearance of the cathedral is magnificent. The front is 115 meters wide and 45 meters high. It is symmetrical on both sides with the center line as the axis. 8 columns stand symmetrically in the middle, 4 square columns are arranged on both sides, and there are 5 doors between the columns. It has 2 floors.

There are three balconies on the church. The middle one is called the Blessing Balcony. The door of the balcony is closed on weekdays. During major religious festivals, the Pope will appear on the Blessing Balcony to bless the believers who come. Standing in the middle of the flat roof of the church

The statue of Jesus is lined up on both sides with the statues of his 12 disciples. There are many exquisite decorations on the tall dome.

The gate on the left side of the cathedral is guarded by the Royal Guards. The Royal Guards are the army of the Vatican State. The guards are all tall and burly. They wear ancient knight costumes with red, yellow and blue stripes. They hold halberds and are majestic. They are all

Swiss. It is said that in the early 16th century, the Pope was attacked by the Holy Roman Empire. In order to protect the Pope, more than 100 Swiss guards died outside the church. The Pope at that time was so moved that he decided to hire Swiss guards to protect the church from generation to generation.

At this moment, Li Cong was in St. Peter's Square. After half an hour's drive, it was obvious that Li Cong felt a little tired now. Mainly because he had undergone some Christian baptism in the car just now. As a tour guide in the car, Li Cong

When he heard that he was from China and did not have any religious beliefs, this girl started to plot against him. He did not introduce anything useful along the way. Li Cong was surprised that he did not feel comfortable with this girl, but with other tourists.

There was no sign of reluctance at all. They all seemed to feel that the tour guide did the right thing. They didn’t need anyone to introduce everything here. If they could develop a new believer of our Lord, that would be the most important thing.

What about things.

Li Cong looked like a tourist and followed the large group of people into the interior of the church. Even Li Cong, who had seen the world, was a little surprised at this time.

The interior decoration of the church is gorgeous, so gorgeous that it is frightening and suffocating. The famous large arched roof in the center of the church that Li Cong sees now is a masterpiece of Michelangelo. It has a double structure, dark on the outside and light on the inside. For this large dome,

There have been twists and turns for a hundred years. It was first designed by Bramante in 1506. After his death in 1514, Raphael succeeded him. Six years later, Raphael also died, and the church borrowed Gothic style for the top of the church.

The design emphasized the contrast between darkness and light and adopted a rose window. Therefore, out of consideration of the light contrast effect at the entrance of the church, the dome was canceled. Later, Michelangelo took over this work when he was 71 years old.

In the name of "love for God, Mary, and St. Peter", the dome was restored. There are eleven statues on the eaves of the dome. The statue of Jesus Christ is in the middle. There is a bell on each side of the eaves. The one on the right is

Greenwich Mean Time, the one on the left is Rome Time.

The interior of the entire hall is in the shape of a cross. The intersection of the cross is the center of the church. Underground at the center is St. Peter's tomb, and above the ground is the pope's altar. Above the altar is a magnificent canopy, and above the canopy is the round dome on the top of the church.

The dome is 42 meters in diameter and 120 meters above the ground. The surroundings of the dome and the top of the entire hall are covered with beautiful patterns and reliefs. A beam of sunlight shines into the hall from the dome, adding a sense of mystery to the solemn and dark church.

The colors make the dome seem like a door to heaven.

There are many huge statues and reliefs in the main hall. On the left and right sides of the main hall are small halls one after another. Each small hall is decorated with murals, reliefs and statues. The most famous ones are Michelangelo's Pietà statue and a

Bronze statue of St. Peter. My favorite is the sculpture of two little angels holding holy water jars just after entering the gate. From the image, the little angels look only one year old, but the actual height of the statue is 2.5 meters. There are many

The statues of rulers, warriors and martyrs have left too many majestic, cold and painful memories to people. When I see this innocent and cute little angel again, a kind of comfort and a beautiful feeling arise spontaneously.

The artist put the little angel and holy water together because people at that time regarded water as a holy thing given to people by God, and water was the source of life.

Li Cong was also very interested in some of the statues inside the church. It was also very important to get to know his enemies well before killing them. There were 11 statues above the eaves below the church, with Jesus Christ in the middle;

There is a clock, with Greenwich Mean Time on the right and Roman Time on the left. There are 5 doors under the hall. Usually tourists enter the middle door. If they have the opportunity, believers can enter the hall from the holy door on the right. However,

This happens only once every 25 years. According to regulations, every 25 years on Christmas Eve, the Holy Door is opened and the Pope leads the way into the church, which means entering heaven. The other three doors are the 'Sacrament Door',

The Gate of Good and Evil and the Gate of Death. Entering the interior of St. Peter's Church, which can accommodate 50,000 people, through the middle gate, what is presented to you is a treasure house of art. Now Li Cong followed the large group of people into the middle gate, but Li Cong

I thought that if there weren't so many people around here, I would have ventured to the place that was only opened 25 years ago to see what's inside. The roof and walls are decorated with paintings based on the Bible. No.

Most of them are works by famous artists. There are three main masterpieces of sculpture art that attract people's attention: One is the Pietà, a sculpture made by Michelangelo when he was 24 years old. The Virgin's sense of grief and obedience to God's will are reflected in the work.

The painting is vividly depicted and changed hands. The agony of the Virgin shown here is completely different from Michelangelo’s later works;

The second is Bernini's carved bronze canopy. It is supported by four spiral copper pillars and is as high as a five-story building. The semicircular railing in front of the canopy is always lit with 99 ever-burning lamps, while below it is

It is the Apostolic Altar and the tomb of St. Peter. Only the Pope can celebrate Mass in front of pilgrims on this altar, facing the rising sun;

The third is the throne of St. Peter, which is also a gilded bronze throne designed by Bernini. Above the throne is a wooden chair with a radiant glory niche and ivory decorations. There are two little angels on the back of the chair, holding the key to the kingdom of heaven.

and the papal triple crown. Legend has it that this wooden chair is the real throne of St. Peter, and it was later verified that it was a gift from the Carolingian King Teza II.

In addition to these three artistic masterpieces, when you stand under the dome designed by Michelangelo and look up, you will feel that everything in the lobby seems so small. The circumference of the dome is 71 meters, which is the highest point in Rome. When

When you enter the interior of St. Peter's Basilica, you really can't appreciate its majestic scale at first glance. If you use your visual sense to measure its scale, it is easy to create an illusion due to the clever and symmetrical layout of each part of the church. You need to use some

Actual data can illustrate its essence: the length of the church, including the porch, is 230 meters, and the height of the vault is 38 meters. There is a Holy Spirit homing pigeon on the large stained glass window at the end of the main hall, with a wingspan of 1.5 meters. This building

The church can accommodate 60,000 people. If you have time, visitors can take the elevator up the stairs and climb to the top to overlook the city of Rome. After coming out of the church, there is a group of guards on the left side of the church. The unique uniforms they wear have not changed for 500 years.

, it is said that it was designed by Michelangelo, and the chandelier in his hand is also a product of the 15th century. If tourists want to take photos with the guards, they will not refuse, but if they want to enter the Papal Palace from here, it is not possible.

In the eyes of ordinary tourists, these people are just some decorations, but for Li Cong, he can see that these people are not bad in ability. Maybe they are the only armed force on the surface of the church. Li Cong looked at

Those hundreds of people, I feel that these people will definitely be much stronger than the special forces mentioned on some military channels. It would be wrong to think that this is the armed force of the church. If nothing else, it is that guy Leonardo who is here.

It is not a problem to kill half of them by yourself. Each of those deacons should be much stronger than these people. Otherwise, it is impossible to protect such a huge property just by relying on them. Although the assets of the Holy See add up,

Not much, but if these things become your own, it will be a very satisfying thing.

St. Peter's Basilica is indeed a great art palace and an immortal architectural treasure in human history. It was designed by Bramante, a famous architect in the Renaissance era, and was built by Raphael and Michelangelo.

It took 120 years to build the cathedral, and many artists contributed their entire lives. In fact, Li Cong didn't want to cause trouble here. The value of such a palace is no less than that of the Forbidden City in China. If it's because of the fighting, let's give it here.

If it collapses, let alone what others will do to you, you will feel that it is not a good thing.

Li Cong continued to walk forward with the visiting team. He walked very calmly, but the people in the church were shaking their heads now. Ever since they learned that there was no news about Li Cong in the morning, the red archbishop Sa

Ra became angry and personally led hundreds of people to search everywhere in Rome. Even the police in Rome were looking for Li Cong. They didn't know who the person in the photo they had was, but they knew it was the Holy See.

The person you are looking for, it is simply impossible for people living in Rome without the influence of the Holy See. Many people are supporters of the Holy See. Some people may be lazy in the tasks assigned to them by the country, but the things assigned by the Holy See

No one will be lazy, because they feel that they are doing things for God, and God is watching them. In their eyes, those deacons wearing white robes are like gods. The deacons are gods, and they are

These ordinary people feel very excited just getting close to them.!~!
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