The Fabbrica of St. Peter’s, which handles the maintenance of the basilica, teamed up with Microsoft to take 6,000 detailed pictures of the baldachin using drones, which revealed that the ...

St. Peter’s Baldachin. Directly below the dome is a huge sculpted bronze canopy known as St. Peter’s Baldachin. The baldachin, designed by the famous artist Bernini, ...

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.

The restoration of the monumental baldachin over the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica has been completed after months of work. It's the first time in 250 years that it has undergone such a ...

The baldachin, or canopy, standing over the tomb of St. Peter is seen in in this file photo taken in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2023.

Experts will spend 700,000 euros ($770,000) to clean up and repair St Peter's Baldachin, which was built in the 17th century by a team led by renowned Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo ...

The keys to heaven Beneath Michelangelo’s great dome, the high altar of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome is covered by a baldachin, a bronze canopy designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The altar ...

Start your tour with the baldachin, the great canopy over the papal altar and St. Peter’s tomb, crafted by master artist and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The canopy took nine years to build ...

(11 Jan 2024) The Vatican on Thursday unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldachin, or canopy, over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, pledging to complete the work on ...

Also known as a baldachin, the canopy was built over the spot where the Vatican says St. Peter, the first pope, was buried after dying as a Christian martyr under the reign of Roman Emperor Nero ...

Concealed by scaffolding since February, the restoration of the gilded Baldachin in St. Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, with the 30-meter-tall centrepiece's reinvigorated features being ...

For centuries, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican has stood as one of the world’s most awe-inspiring landmarks—home to breathtaking art, architecture, and stories that have shaped history.