FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

Name : Yong Sing Yew

Student ID : 0318766

Course : Effective Public Communication (COM 30103)

Title: Oral Presentation (Part 1) - Religious building

Lecturer : Ms. Persis Dineen Rodrigues

Located within the city of Rome

The smallest independent state in the world in terms of population and area

• Catholic Church in the Renaissance style

• One of the largest church in the world

• Mother Church of the Catholic Church

• More than one hundred years

The First Basilica

• Early fourth century – The first Christian emperor of Rome

• Construction started between 319 and 322

• Consecrated in 326 AD

• Complete around 349 AD

The New St. Peter's Basilica

• Mid-15th century decided to rebuilt

• Construction began under Pope Julius ll

• 1506 and complete in 1615

Pope Julius ll

Dome of St. Peter's Basilica• Designed by Michelangelo

• 42.3 metres in interior diameter

• Rising to 120 metres above the floor

• Not a hemisphere, but a parabola

The Colonnade

• This monumental colonnade outlined the

square

• Designed by Bernini

• On top of the colonnade are 140 statues of

saints

• Crafted by number of sculptors

The Front Façade

• Created by Carlo Maderno

• 45.5 meters

• Crowned with 13 tall statues

The interior of St. Peter's Basilica

• Covered by coffered barrel vault ceiling and a

huge central dome.

• Can accommodate 60,000 visitors

• Decorated by large monuments

The Pieta

• Famous Monument

• Created in 1499-1500

• Michelangelo

Bronze statue of Saint Peter

• Arnolfo di Cambio

• The thirteenth-century

The Altar of the Transfiguration

• Raphael

• Mosaic copy of Raphael's

oil painting

The Marble Floor

• Colorful marble

pattern

Detail of the dome's ceiling

• Decorated with many

pictures

Travertine

• Form of limestone

• Deposited by mineral

springs

Carrara marble

• White marble

• High quality

• Popular for sculpture and building

decorate

• Reuse and recycling of materials

• Popular for many structures in Rome

Spolia

References

Infoplease. (n.d.). Vatican City (Holy See): History, Geography, Government, Culture -Infoplease.com. Retrieved

from: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108136.html?pageno=3

Saint Peter's Basilica. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/monumenti/basilica-di-s-

pietro/fabbrica-di-san-pietro.html

Nichols, F. (2004). Rome and the Vatican / Fiona Nichols. London : New Holland, 2004.

St. Peter's Basilica. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/sanpietro.htm

Sacred Destinations. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-st-peters-basilica

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