As the largest church in the world, St Peter's Basilica is more than just the most important building in Christendom. It is the centrepiece of the Vatican City, from which the popes have carried the word of God to the whole world. The basilica is visited by millions of pilgrims every year and is also a cultural, historical and architectural landmark. St Peter's Basilica is home to treasures dating back thousands of years, including paintings, sculptures and artefacts.
The Ponte Sant'Angelo is an ancient Roman bridge consisting of five stone arches with five main spans of around 18 metres each, supported by seven-metre-high pillars. The bridge was built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian and leads across the Tiber to Castel Sant'Angelo. Pope Clement VII had statues of St Peter and St Paul erected at the ends of the bridge in the 16th century. The parapets were decorated with ten further statues of angels created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1688.
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