St. Peter's Square

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plaza public square religious site tourist attraction

St. Peter's Square is the grand, elliptical plaza in Vatican City renowned for its Baroque colonnades and role as the gathering place for papal ceremonies and audiences.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
St. Peter's Square canonical	16
St. Peter’s Square	13
St. Peter's Square, Vatican City	4
St. Peter’s Square colonnade	2
Piazza San Pietro	1
St Peter’s Square	1
St. Peter's Square (fictionalized use)	1
St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City	1
forecourt of St. Peter’s Basilica	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plaza ⓘ public square ⓘ religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
architect	Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ
capacity	hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
constructionEnd	1667 ⓘ
constructionStart	1656 ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
designedBy	Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ
governingBody	Holy See ⓘ
hasCoordinate	41.9022° N, 12.4565° E ⓘ
hasFeature	Baroque colonnades ⓘ central obelisk ⓘ cobblestone pavement ⓘ papal balcony view ⓘ radiating colonnades ⓘ two fountains ⓘ
hasPart	Maderno Fountain ⓘ surface form: Bernini Fountain Maderno Fountain ⓘ Piazza Rusticucci area (historical) ⓘ Vatican Obelisk ⓘ colonnade ⓘ
hasView	Apostolic Palace ⓘ façade of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ Apostolic Palace ⓘ surface form: papal apartments (historical)
heritageDesignation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Vatican City ⓘ
locatedIn	Vatican City ⓘ
material	travertine stone ⓘ
notableEventLocation	World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural) ⓘ surface form: World Youth Day events (selected years) funerals of popes ⓘ papal conclave announcements ⓘ
partOf	Holy See ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
period	17th century ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
shape	elliptical ⓘ
touristDestination	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1984 ⓘ
usedFor	Christmas Mass ⓘ Easter Mass ⓘ Urbi et Orbi blessings ⓘ canonization ceremonies ⓘ papal audiences ⓘ papal ceremonies ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Peter's Basilica → hasPart → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Apostolic Palace → overlooks → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Pope John Paul II → assassinationAttemptLocation → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Domus Sanctae Marthae → locatedNear → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Vatican City → contains → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Gian Lorenzo Bernini → notableWork → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square colonnade

Gian Lorenzo Bernini → designed → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square colonnade

Vatican Hill → contains → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, Vatican City → locatedNear → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Mehmet Ali Ağca → placeOfAssassinationAttemptOnPopeJohnPaulII → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

theology of the body → placeOfPresentation → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: Theology of the Body

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Vatican Gardens → locatedWestOf → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Archbishop Óscar Romero → placeOfCanonization → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: Óscar Romero

this entity surface form: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Maderno Fountain → locatedIn → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Piazza Rusticucci area (historical) → locatedNear → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Piazza Rusticucci area (historical) → urbanFunction → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: forecourt of St. Peter’s Basilica

Vatican Obelisk → location → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Vatican Obelisk → locatedIn → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Viale Vaticano, Vatican City → near → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: Viale Vaticano

Vatican Pharmacy → near → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Kateri Tekakwitha → canonizationPlace → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Angelus → papalLocation → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St Peter’s Square

Ağca → location → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II

shooting of Pope John Paul II → location → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Paul VI Audience Hall → near → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Saint Marcellin Champagnat → canonizationPlace → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

subject surface form: Marcellin Champagnat

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City

Saint Faustina Kowalska → placeOfBeatification → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Saint Faustina Kowalska → placeOfCanonization → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Vatican Necropolis → locatedUnder → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Catholic Church (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons") → centralLocation → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Path of Illumination → includesLocation → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter's Square (fictionalized use)

Bernini’s colonnades → locatedIn → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Bernini’s colonnades → category → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Via della Conciliazione → connects → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Via della Conciliazione → leadsTo → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Via della Conciliazione → terminus → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piazza San Pietro

Royal Staircase → locatedNear → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square

Portico of St. Peter's Basilica → connects → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Portico of St. Peter's Basilica → faces → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

Circus of Nero → near → St. Peter's Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Square