In this way, comple and returning the message of the Basilica. The intent of this book is to lead the reader by the hand through the harmony and the greatness of these mosaics, analyzing the issues that they bring on stage.
The symbolism of each chapel is consistent with that of all others, but in the mosaics that the message that the church is the bearer winds e tensively.Īre mosaics in the central dome, in the side chapels, the domes of the individual chapels and altarpieces hectares of tiles that create the largest mosaic in the world system. A vertical a is that intersects the horizontal a is centered on the square outside the basilica, surrounded by colonnades. The connection of these three elements raises the true vertical a is of the encounter between nature and sopranatura. Peter' is centered on the symbolism of the unusual relationship that develops between the central dome, the altar and the tomb of the saint. The main element that characterizes the 'new St. Peter's Basilica as we know it today - rebuilt during the Renaissance on the original site of the ancient Christian basilica - are structured according to a symbolic system that refers to the origins of Christianity and the teachings of the Catholic Reformation.
The characteristics of the construction of St.
