According to Vatican News, the new state-of-the-art lighting will ensure more intense and well-distributed light that “will further enhance the dome.” ...

Michelangelo’s dome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade and the ancient tomb of the apostle Peter have been recreated within ...

Regardless, you'll take in a panorama of Rome's spectacular ... hours. The dome is open at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. in winter and 6 p.m. in the summer. St. Peter's Basilica is free to ...

Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb, and ...

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Of course, if you prefer a view that’s literally breathtaking, you can always climb all 551 steps to the dome of St Peter’s. Cameras at the ready… Read more: The best hotels in Rome for ...

“If you go anywhere in Rome, you will see many things have been realized for the coming of a jubilee.” Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the cleric in charge of St. Peter’s, said ...

Historically, engineers supported domes with iron chains, but there's an easier way to build a dome this tall today. When the dome above St. Peter's Basilica in Rome began to crack under its own ...