Looking down the nave towards the altar, with Bernini's Canopy.
Michelangelo's Pieta, sculpted between 1498 and 1499.
Bernini's magnificent Canopy (Baldacchino), made of bronze. This is directly under the dome, and above the main altar, as well as the tomb of St. Peter.
The dome is open to the public; after travelling to the roof of the Basilica, the tourist enters a balcony just below the row of windows, and from there climbs up between the inner and outer dome. The view is quite spectacular, but alas we had no time allowed for that during our stay in Rome.
Close up of centre of the dome.
Showing the dome in relation to other parts of the building.
Behind the main altar is The Chair of St. Peter, a theatrical work by Bernini in gilded bronze.
The Tomb of St. Peter is located beneath the main altar.
The remains of St. Gregory the Great, in the Clementine Chapel.
St. Peter's Basilica