The holy door far right giotto s navicella over exit to square john xxiii s coat of arms floor.
St peter s basilica floor plan.
Use the floor plan guide to 86 attractions inside st peter s basilica.
The floor plan further below of inside st peters basilica with items 1 89 listing the different statues chapels and points of interest.
Peter s and added an extra bay on each end to support campaniles.
The st peters basilica self guided tour leads you to the different areas to visit inside the basilica should take about 1 hour.
Guide to st peters basilica in rome.
Floorplan map of st peter s basilica.
Floorplan map 1 facade 2 charlemagne equestrian statue 3 portico atrium 4 giotto s mosaic of the navicella 5 constantine equestrian statue 6 door of.
The basilica is approached via st.
Peter s basilica has been used since the construction of the current basilica to distinguish.
Peter s basilica is a massive church that can fit up to 22 000 people at one time.
Home square practical info library grottoes necropolis altars monuments colonnade saints mass.
Peter s is a church built in the renaissance style located in the vatican city west of the river tiber and near the janiculum hill and hadrian s mausoleum its central dome dominates the skyline of rome.
Peter s basilica stands today in vatican city construction of the basilica built over the historical site of the circus of nero began during the reign of emperor constantine i the name old st.
The church is over 600 feet long equal to two football fields and 190 feet wide.
Map of the grottoes below st peter s basilica.
The nave or main part of.
The portico the portico is larger than many churches and has many features.
Peter s square a forecourt in two sections both surrounded by tall colonnades the first space is oval and the second trapezoidal.