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  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
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  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
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  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-4.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-3.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
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  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-3.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-9.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-2.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-4.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-8.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy.jpg
  • Saint Peter is a concrete building in the commune of Firminy, France. The last major work of French Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, it was completed in 2006, 41 years after his death.<br />
Designed to be a church in the model city of Firminy Vert, the construction of Saint-Pierre was begun in 1971, six years after Le Corbusier's death in 1965. Due to local political conflicts it remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an "architectural heritage" and financed its completion. It has been used for many different purposes, as a secondary school and as a shelter. As the laicist French state may not use public funds for religious buildings, Saint-Pierre is now used as a cultural venue.<br />
The building was completed by French architect José Oubrerie, Le Corbusier's student for many years.<br />
<br />
L'église Saint-Pierre de Firminy est une église catholique située à Firminy dans la Loire en France.<br />
Cette église est un bâtiment en béton situé dans la commune de Firminy, c'est un des derniers projets de l'architecte Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier l'a conçu pour être une église dans la ville modèle de Firminy Vert, voulue en 1953 par l'ancien maire Eugène Claudius-Petit qui fut ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'urbanisme. La construction de Saint-Pierre a commencé en 1970, cinq ans après la mort de Le Corbusier. Elle a été achevée 41 ans après sa mort le 26 novembre 2006. Cependant, le bâtiment n'est pas officiellement une église ; il sert surtout à témoigner de l'oeuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier.
    firminy-2.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican. Via della Conciliazione..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican. Via della Conciliazione..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
    Rome_007.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace". Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine. In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom. In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
    Rome_004.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
    Rome_003.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
    Rome_001.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
    Rome_002.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace". Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine. In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom. In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
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  • ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012.St. Peter's Square - Piazza San Pietro - Vatican..The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".?Before the construction of the present basilica, the western part of the square was occupied by a large peristyle which gave access to the old building was built by Emperor Constantine.?In the origins, the square used to be the place where Nerone Circus and Gardens where located, and where many Christians, including Saint Peter, suffered from martyrdom.?In 1936 the architects M. Piacentini and A. Spaccarelli started the construction of via della Conciliazione in order to grant to the square a symmetric and monumental entrance; but this caused the destruction of the old Medieval village and of its typical narrow streets, a choice that aroused bitter controversy.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER, 20: Campo Santo Teutonico It is the oldest German National Foundation in Rome. Located left of the Basilica of St. Peter, the Teutonic cemetery surrounded by a wall, does not attract immediate attention, but the charm of this cloister full of history opens quickly in the same way more urgent. Here once stood the circus of Nero, which was the scene of the martyrdom of many Christians. After the sack of Rome, the Swiss chapel was the burial place of the guards.<br />
Because of its rather unique position, the cemetery is of course always been a very popular place of burial. According to the statutes, persons who are entitled to burial in this place are the members of the Confraternity, members of several religious houses of German origin and two other German colleges in Rome: the "Anima"and "Germanico . It also contains the graves of famous dead in the areas of church life, art, politics or diplomacy.<br />
The last burial was that of the young Prince Alexis of Windisch-Graetz in 2010. It was the second son of Prince Hugo, one of the gentlemen of Pope Benedict XVI, and the Archduchess of Habsburg.
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  • Basilique St Pierre. <br />
Cité du Vatican. Située sur ce que l'on appelait dans l'antiquité l'ager Vaticanus, aux bords du Tibre, et à quelque distance des Monts Vaticani, elle se dresse sur les anciens« jardins impériaux » qui furent propriété d'Agrippine.<br />
Son fils, l'empereur Caligula , y fit construire un cirque privé, le Circus Vaticanus, dont l'obélisque planté en plein coeur de la Piazza San Pietro constitue un de ses seuls vestiges. Dans ce cirque eut lieu le martyre de nombreux chretiens à l'époque de Néron.<br />
St Pierre fut enterré au nord de ce cirque puis l'empereur Constantin fit édifier une basilique grandiose sur le cirque. Cette edifice fut remplacé par l'actuelle basilique au cours des XVIe et XVIIe siècles.
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  • Basilique St Pierre. <br />
Cité du Vatican. Située sur ce que l'on appelait dans l'antiquité l'ager Vaticanus, aux bords du Tibre, et à quelque distance des Monts Vaticani, elle se dresse sur les anciens« jardins impériaux » qui furent propriété d'Agrippine.<br />
Son fils, l'empereur Caligula , y fit construire un cirque privé, le Circus Vaticanus, dont l'obélisque planté en plein coeur de la Piazza San Pietro constitue un de ses seuls vestiges. Dans ce cirque eut lieu le martyre de nombreux chretiens à l'époque de Néron.<br />
St Pierre fut enterré au nord de ce cirque puis l'empereur Constantin fit édifier une basilique grandiose sur le cirque. Cette edifice fut remplacé par l'actuelle basilique au cours des XVIe et XVIIe siècles.
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  • Basilique St Pierre. <br />
Cité du Vatican. Située sur ce que l'on appelait dans l'antiquité l'ager Vaticanus, aux bords du Tibre, et à quelque distance des Monts Vaticani, elle se dresse sur les anciens« jardins impériaux » qui furent propriété d'Agrippine.<br />
Son fils, l'empereur Caligula , y fit construire un cirque privé, le Circus Vaticanus, dont l'obélisque planté en plein coeur de la Piazza San Pietro constitue un de ses seuls vestiges. Dans ce cirque eut lieu le martyre de nombreux chretiens à l'époque de Néron.<br />
St Pierre fut enterré au nord de ce cirque puis l'empereur Constantin fit édifier une basilique grandiose sur le cirque. Cette edifice fut remplacé par l'actuelle basilique au cours des XVIe et XVIIe siècles.
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  • Statues du Ponte Vittorio Emmanuele II.
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  • Tour a tour monument funéraire (il y contient les cendres d'Hadrien et les restes de Caracalla) puis en fortin militaire a l'arrivée de Vitigés, ce château tiendrait son nom d'une légende venant de l'époque de la Grande Peste (590). Grégoire 1er aurait eu une apparition de l'archange Michel au sommet du château et rangeant son épée dans son fourreau, signifiant par le fait la fin de l'épidémie. Il est ensuite transformé en prison, où quatre des papes du IXe siècle trouvent la mort.<br />
C'est désormais un musée.
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