A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne.

St. Peter's Baldachin (Italian: Baldacchino di San Pietro, L'Altare di Bernini) is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and ...

Baldachin, in architecture, the canopy over an altar or tomb, supported on columns, especially when freestanding and disconnected from any enclosing wall. The term originates from the Spanish baldaquin, an elaborately brocaded material imported from Baghdad that was hung as a canopy over an altar

2024年10月9日 · Since February the imposing 17th-century canopy, known as a baldachin, has been shrouded in scaffolding as restorers gradually worked their way up to the top of the 10-story structure, affording them the most intimate view of the towering structure seen by anyone since its last professional restoration in 1758, more than 260 years ago.

2021年11月2日 · St Peter’s Baldachin is a huge decorative canopy designed by one of the most renowned Baroque artists in history, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. This particular type of work is referred to as a “ciborium” or “baldachin.”

2024年5月27日 · The baldachin, also known as the baldacchino, was to serve as the focal point of St. Peter’s Basilica, directly above the tomb of St. Peter. This required a structure that was not only grand in scale but also rich in symbolic meaning and artistic innovation.

2021年2月12日 · Part sculpture, part architectural edifice, the towering baldachin, measuring 94 feet, was erected to stress the importance of the pope as the intermediary between God and men.

Baldachinum of the Altar, a dome-like canopy in wood, stone, or metal, erected over the high altar of larger churches, generally supported on four columns, though sometimes suspended by chains from the roof.Other forms will be noted in tracing the cause of its history. The name is late medieval, baldacchino, from Baldocco, Italian form of Bagdad whence came the precious …

2020年12月2日 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s baldacchino or baldachin is one of the most noticeable features in the interior of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The massive bronze structure was built to signify the importance of the main altar and the tomb …

The Basilica centers around the Papal Altar where only the Pope celebrates Mass. It was consecrated by Clement VIII, June 5, 1594, on top of several other older altars.. Rising above the altar is the baldacchino (95ft. canopy), Bernini's masterpiece and first work in St. Peter's.