Under the balcony and above the entrance to the narthex is the bas relief of Christ giving the keys to St. Peter by Ambrogio Buonvicino.

Entering St. Peter's one encounters the huge porphyry basin of the baptismal font, surmounted with its great gold covering.

When a workman fell through the floor of the crypt at St. Peter's a first century cemetery was discovered, including this mosaic.

In front of the baldacchino is the confessione, designed by Maderno. It is directly above the Roman cemetery in which we earlier viewed the mosaics.

Part of the celebration of the feast of St. Peter's was the fishermen's trap done in a green garland hung above the main entrance to St Peter's basilica.

At the head of the apse, where mass is frequently said, we find the throne of St. Peter in Glory held up by the four doctors of the Church: St. Augustine St. Ambrose, St. Athansius, and John Chrysostom. These four doctors ...

While the iconography Bernini colonnade represents the embracing arms of mother Church, the obelisk has a symbol of idolatry, that is surmounted by a globe in turn surmounted by a cross, representing the triumph of ...

The equestrian statue of Charlemagne at the other side of the porch of St. Peter's illustrates the skill of Bernini by contrast. Agostino Cornacchini's Charlemagne is static and lifeless in comparison (1725).

Surmounting the façade are Christ and the apostles, together with the symbol of the keys.