St Peter's Cathedral, St Peter's Square and Cathedral in Vatican City. The square is open, and visitors can come in and out at will. However, if we go to church, we are all required to show our passports. The church was first built by Constantine the Great in the cemetery of St. Peter in 326-333. It is called the Old St. Peter's Cathedral. It was completed in 326 and is a basilica-style building. /kloc-in the 6th century, Pope Julio II decided to rebuild St. Peter's Cathedral. 1506 broke ground. During the reconstruction of 120 years, the best Italian architects bramante, Michelangelo, Della Baltar and Carlo martel successively presided over the design and construction, until1626165438+10/8, the new. Important religious ceremonies since 1870 have been held here. It is the largest church with Renaissance and Baroque architectural style in the world. The dome in the middle of the church overlooks Rome; On the circular platform of the dome, you can overlook the inside of the church and enjoy the large mosaic painting on the inner wall of the dome. Mural painting and sculpture art by domenico Angelo and Raphael. St Peter's Cathedral is the largest church in the world, with a total area of 23,000 square meters. The main building is 45.4 meters high and about 2 1 1 meter long. Up to 60,000 people can pray at the same time, but they must dress up and pass the security check before entering the church. St Peter's Cathedral is a rectangular church. The whole building presents the structure of the Greek cross. Its shape is very traditional and sacred, and it is also the largest church in the world at present. The church was founded in 324 AD. The original idea was just a small auditorium, which was built directly above St. Peter's tomb. /kloc-rebuilt in the 0/5th century, many top architects and artists participated in the modification, and it was finally completed in 1626. St Peter's Church is not only a magnificent architectural temple worth visiting, but also hundreds of artistic treasures, which are regarded as priceless. Several important features of this church must be grasped, because it covers a wide area, and you won't know where to look after entering. There is a statue of 1 1 above the veranda below the church, with Jesus Christ in the middle; There is a clock on each side, Greenwich Mean Time on the right and Roman Time on the left. There are five doors below the main hall, and ordinary tourists generally enter through the middle door. If given the opportunity, believers can enter the main hall through the holy gate on the right, but it only takes 25 years. According to the regulations, every Christmas Eve for 25 years, after the holy door was opened, the Pope led him into the temple, that is, into heaven. The other three are "holy gate", "good and evil gate" and "death gate". Passing through the middle gate into the interior of St. Peter's church, which can accommodate 50 thousand people, is simply a treasure house of art. The roofs and walls are decorated with paintings with the theme of the Bible, many of which are the works of famous artists. There are three masterpieces of sculpture that attract the most attention. One is a sculpture of Michelangelo at the age of 24. The sad feeling of the virgin holding her dead son and her obedience to God's will are vividly depicted in her works. The suffering of the Virgin Mary here is very different from the cheerful Ichiro's later works. The second piece is a bronze canopy carved by bernini. It is supported by four spiral copper columns and is as high as five stories. There are always 99 ever-burning lamps on the semi-circular railing in front of the canopy, below which are the Pontifical Altar and St. Peter's Tomb. Only the Pope can celebrate mass in front of the rising sun and pilgrims on this altar.