St. Peter's Basilica
Visits to the Vatican when the Christmas holiday, definitely top tourist
destinations are St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. Basilica St. Peter built
on the hill of the Vatican by Caesar, Roman Emperor (Constantine) first.
This Basilica has the largest interior among all church / basilica in
the world. The structure accommodates 60,000 worshipers, and is a symbol
of the Catholic Church. In terms of architecture, this structure is an
architectural work of the highest achievements in his day. The design
structure includes Cross Greek (Greek Cross) and dome (dome) type
(inspired by) dome Roman temple in Rome: Pantheon. finished construction
in 1626.
Formed in 1929, Vatican City is not
the same as the entity 'Holy See' because the Holy See has been
established since the beginning of civilization Christianity. When the
Vatican City has a population of 800 people, the Holy See has a
'population' as much as 1,142 trillion people who embrace the teachings
of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic throughout the world. The
official language of Vatican City is Italian, while the Holy See's
official language is Latin. Each entity has its own passport. However,
because the Holy See is not a sovereign state, the Holy See issued only
diplomatic and service passports.
The
circuit exhibits various Vatican Museums valuable work that has been
collected by the Roman Catholic Church for centuries. Museum complex is
located in the state of Vatican City. Pope Julius II founded the museums
in the 16th century. There are 54 galleries in which the Sistine Chapel
is the last gallery of all of the trips to visit the interior of the
Vatican Museums.
As the information that the
attractions in Vatican City complex myriad of tourism sector contributes
to in Rome - even for the Italian state. It is estimated that one of
the reasons why there are not many visitors stop in Rome was due to
exhaustion of the personal benefit of tourists to go to the Vatican.
Vatican with history is an integral part of the history of the Italian
state. Even now, the Vatican still paid great attention to political
developments in the country of Italy.
Visits
to the Vatican when the Christmas holiday, definitely top tourist
destinations are St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. In the largest church in
the world, plans Francis Pope will lead prayers at Christmas Eve mass.
Before entering St. Peter's Basilica, we are greeted by a very wide
field, namely St. Peter's Square. In St. Peter's Square is already
prepared the chairs, which will be used by the church to hear the Pope
preaching.
St Peter's Basilica is one of the largest churches in the world. This church was founded by Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno, and Bernini's Renaissance architectural style.
St.
Peter himself was the first bishop in the Roman Catholic tradition. To
enter the basilica is free and open every day. The first impression upon
entering the majestic Basilica is incredible.
If you ever watch the movie Angels and Demons, is exactly the content
of this basilica church. One of the main center of attention is great
pulpit with ornaments of high artistic merit.
Inside the basilica, the
other filled with statues, is also made up of many altar. Not denied,
St. Peter's Basilica is one of the beautiful churches in the world.
St Peter's Basilica is one of the largest churches in the world. This church was founded by Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno, and Bernini's Renaissance architectural style.
St.
Peter himself was the first bishop in the Roman Catholic tradition. To
enter the basilica is free and open every day. The first impression upon
entering the majestic Basilica is incredible.
If you ever watch the movie Angels and Demons, is exactly the content
of this basilica church. One of the main center of attention is great
pulpit with ornaments of high artistic merit.
Inside the basilica, the
other filled with statues, is also made up of many altar. Not denied,
St. Peter's Basilica is one of the beautiful churches in the world.
St. underground passage. Peter is
an apostle funeral several, including St. Peter - who in the Catholic
tradition is one of the 12 apostle apostle of Jesus. St. Peter himself
is the Bishop of Rome, and made him the successor to the first holy
throne.
The
official name of the sovereign state of Vatican City is the State of
the Vatican City. Vatican sovereign region lies within the walls of a
square with an area of 44 acres, with a population of about 800 people.
Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world - in terms of
total area and population.
Posted by 15:34 and have
, Published at