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The modern 'Bramante' spiral stairs of the Vatican Museums, designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932 The modern double helix staircase, also in the Pio-Clementine Museum, and commonly referred to as the "Bramante Staircase", was designed by Giuseppe Momo, sculpted by Antonio Maraini and realized by the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry in 1932 and was inspired by the original Bramante Staircase.
Innocent VIII began construction of the Villa Belvedere on the high ground overlooking old St Peter's Basilica, in 1484.Here, where the breezes could tame the Roman summer, he had the Florentine architect Antonio del Pollaiuolo, design and complete by 1487 a little summerhouse, which also had views to the east of central Rome and north to the pastures beyond the Castel Sant'Angelo (the Prati ...
The Bramante Staircase is a double spiral staircase designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932. The staircase has two parts, a double helix, and is of shallow incline, being a stepped ramp rather than a true staircase. It encircles the outer wall of a stairwell about fifteen metres (49 feet) wide and with a clear space at the centre.
Scala Regia. Scala Regia [a] is a flight of steps in the Vatican City and is part of the formal entrance to the Vatican. It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.. The official entrance to the Apostolic Palace is the Portone di Bronzo at the north side of St Peter's Square.
Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah; Postage stamps and postal history of Vatican City; Public holidays in Vatican City; Pontifical Academy of Sciences; Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences; The Story of the Vatican, 1941 documentary
Here's how to watch the Michigan State vs. Illinois game today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information: TRENDING: Formula for Jonathan Smith and MSU: 2 wins in 3 games = 1 more ...
Duchy of Rome (554–751); Donation of Pepin (750s); Papal States (754–1870) . Annates; Congregation for Borders; Fundamental Statute for the Secular Government of the States of the Church
The Apostolic Palace [a] is the official residence of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City.It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and the Vatican Palace.