Intermediate
I. Fill in the blanks with the missing phrases listed below.
- walking alongside the columns gives the impression that this is moving
- the ingenious solution of Bernini's invention consists of an imposing colonnade (now considered the most extraordinary ever built)
- including Raphael and Michelangelo
- the city-state in which the Papal
- the building may contain, it is estimated, 80,000 people
Piazza San Pietro is one of the most famous squares in the world, and is located in front of the Basilica di San Pietro, the cradle of the spirit of the first Pope , Peter the Apostle and Martyr, a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people daily from all over the world. It is located in Vatican City, 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... in the heart of the historic center of Rome.
The plaza, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667, is considered a masterpiece of baroque setting. The problem was that Bernini
face when he received from Pope Alexander VII commissioned to create a great expansion of the square, was to find the right perspective synthesis between the new square, the Michelangelo's dome and facade of the basilica. 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... surrounding the square. The size of the main body of the square are impressive. The ellipse measuring 240 meters wide (approximately as the Colosseum, as luck would Bernini), the colonnade is a row of 284 columns and 88 Doric columns, topped by 140 statues of saints that give a picture of the square monumental . The ellipse center is occupied, according to a solution dear to the Roman Baroque, by an Egyptian obelisk, which, including its base and the cross on top, is forty meters high.
The elliptical structure of the square Bernini allows you to create those rich optical effects of movement and surprise, so dear to Baroque culture. 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... The Colonnade was intended to accompany the viewer's gaze at the magnificence of the Basilica of St. Peter and to enhance the grandeur of Michelangelo's Dome (the Dome), thanks to the contrast caused particular entry that expands the perspective.
The huge Basilica of St. Peter has a length of 186 meters, the top of the dome is 119 high and the total area exceeds 15,000 square meters. 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... The basilica is home to what traditionally is the tomb of St. Peter, located under the main altar, which is covered by a canopy supported by four immense pillars, all designed by Bernini. Other popes are buried in the basilica.
The church is itself a work of art, but is also composed of various elements of artistic self-worth. Many famous artists worked on the "Fabbrica di San Pietro" 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... Inside are placed hundreds of statues in marble, travertine, stucco and bronze. There is a famous sculpture of Michelangelo's "Pieta."
II. Finish the following sentences so that the allegations are true.
1. St. Peter is not a cathedral, or the throne of a bishop. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome ...
2. The basilica is in formal function to mark the celebrations for Christmas, Easter and Holy Week ...
3. Curiously, there are three churches in Rome dedicated to St. Peter ...
4. A tradition of pilgrims visiting spontaneous probably want the bronze statue of St. Peter's blessing on the right of the nave ...
5. The basilica of St. Peter for centuries was the largest Catholic church, but ...
a) the announcement of new pope and the funeral of those deceased, the opening and closing of Jubilees.
b) that the record was removed in 1989 when he completed the basilica of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire.
c) is touched with the right hand and place the sign of the cross.
d), but the Cathedral of Rome is the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano.
s) in addition to the basilica for example there is the church of St. Peter in Chains (known for hosting the famous "Moses" of Michelangelo).
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