Episode 287 - The Façade St. Peter’s
Rebuilding The Renaissance - Een podcast door Rocky Ruggiero - Woensdagen
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In 1608, the architect Carlo Maderno was commissioned by Pope Paul V to complete the Basilica of St. Peter by building its façade. That façade has been criticized for centuries for looking more like a palace façade than a church façade because of its emphasis on horizontality. This podcast explores the history and design of the of the most important church front in the world!
