Fun Facts About St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City

Today when I was surfing the web to find more information about St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, I came​ across a very cool post by National Geographic: 360° Tour of St. Peter’s in Vatican City From Your Chair

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150720-Vatican-360-Degree-Tour-Saint-Peters-Basilica/

Check this out if you haven't seen the place yet, you'll love it.

Here are couple pictures I took from inside the St. Peter’s in Vatican City. It was the first day we arrived at Rome and the sky was pouring down. Although it was the end of August​, the weather was so cold and we weren't prepared for that weather and were freezing before entering the Basilica. But, inside was so beautiful that we forgot all the pain caused by weather. Inside is the great combination of architectural, mosaic art, and sculpturing art. There was a ceremony going on that just added to its beauty.

When you enter the basilica, start from your right side and you'll see the famous Michelangelo’s Pieta statue (1498–1499), which is one of the first of the artist's work. This famous work of art depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion:

In 1972, a mentally-troubled man attacked the sculpture with a hammer while screaming " I am the Jesus​"; he cracked off Mary’s nose and broke off her arm at the elbow!

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Did you know that none of the paintings inside the basilica is actually a painting?! Every single one of those “paintings” is actually a mosaic in tiny pieces that look like paintings.

To me, it's unbelievable​​, but it's true.

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If you have any questions about this place, let me know. If I don't know the answer, I'll take the challenge and will find out.

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