Paul VI Audience Hall

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Paul VI Audience Hall is a modern hall in Vatican City used primarily for papal audiences and major Vatican gatherings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf audience hall
building
modernist architecture
adjacentTo St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City railway station
alsoKnownAs Paul VI Audience Hall
surface form: Aula Paolo VI

Paul VI Audience Hall
surface form: Hall of the Pontifical Audiences
architect Pier Luigi Nervi
architecturalStyle Modernist
capacity approximately 6300 people
completionDate 1971
controlledBy Holy See
country Vatican City
dedicatedTo Pope Paul VI
function auditorium
conference hall
hasArtwork The Resurrection (sculpture)
hasFeature central nave
large glazed facade
large wave-like concrete roof
side aisles
stage for papal audiences
underground services and facilities
hasFunction venue for concerts and special events
venue for synods and special assemblies
hasInteriorStyle minimalist
hasLighting natural light from large windows
hasRoofType curved concrete roof
hasSeatingCapacity about 6300
inaugurationDate 1971
locatedIn Vatican City
locatedPartlyIn Italy
Rome
location Vatican City
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Pope Paul VI
near St. Peter's Square
owner Holy See
primaryUser Pope
Roman Curia
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sculptureBy Pericle Fazzini
usedBy pilgrims
visitors to papal audiences
usedFor general audiences of the Pope
major Vatican gatherings
papal audiences

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theology of the body placeOfPresentation Paul VI Audience Hall
subject surface form: Theology of the Body
Paul VI Audience Hall alsoKnownAs Paul VI Audience Hall
this entity surface form: Aula Paolo VI
Paul VI Audience Hall alsoKnownAs Paul VI Audience Hall
this entity surface form: Hall of the Pontifical Audiences
XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops location Paul VI Audience Hall
this entity surface form: Aula Paolo VI
2023 Synod on Synodality mainVenue Paul VI Audience Hall