Royal Staircase

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architectural structure ceremonial staircase cultural heritage site tourist attraction

Royal Staircase is the English name for the Scala Regia, the grand ceremonial staircase in the Vatican that connects the Apostolic Palace to St. Peter’s Basilica.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Staircase of Honour	1
Royal Staircase canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural structure ⓘ ceremonial staircase ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessPointFor	Apostolic Palace reception rooms ⓘ Apostolic Palace ⓘ surface form: Papal Apartments
adjacentTo	Porta del Bronzo ⓘ
architect	Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ surface form: Baroque architecture
commissionedBy	Pope Alexander VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd	1666 ⓘ
constructionStart	1663 ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
function	ceremonial access route ⓘ processional staircase ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction	partly restricted during official ceremonies ⓘ
hasFeature	coffered ceiling ⓘ dramatic perspective effects ⓘ illusion of greater depth ⓘ monumental entrance portal ⓘ papal coat of arms ⓘ rich stucco decoration ⓘ tapering columns ⓘ
hasNameInItalian	Scala Regia (Vatican) ⓘ surface form: Scala Regia
hasOriginalName	Scala Regia (Vatican) ⓘ surface form: Scala Regia di Palazzo Apostolico
heritageSignificance	masterpiece of Baroque scenography ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity	Vatican City ⓘ
locatedInComplex	Vatican Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	St. Peter's Square ⓘ surface form: St. Peter’s Square
material	marble ⓘ
notableFor	integration of architecture and ceremonial function ⓘ use of forced perspective ⓘ
originalNameLanguage	Italian ⓘ
ownedBy	Holy See ⓘ
partOf	Vatican Museums ⓘ surface form: Vatican Museums visitor route Vatican Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Baroque ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
usedFor	papal ceremonies ⓘ solemn processions ⓘ state visits ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Scala Regia (Vatican) → translationOfName → Royal Staircase ⓘ

Scalone d'Onore → translationOfName → Royal Staircase ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Staircase of Honour