A new book resurrects the oft-overlooked story of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, whose dome was saved from collapse by a team of mathematicians and the Pope. by Anthony Majanlahti August 8, 2024 ...

Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art.The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

Sight of the golden arches near St. Peter’s Basilica raises the ... to block a McDonald’s from continuing to operate in Rome. ... helped design the glorious dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

How the arch evolved Beginning a new column on the history of architecture and buildings. We start with the Pantheon in Rome and the importance of its dome.

Historically, engineers supported domes with iron chains, but there's an easier way to build a dome this tall today. When the dome above St. Peter's Basilica in Rome began to crack under its own ...

VATICAN CITY — A man believed to have a history of psychiatric problems climbed over a railing and onto the side of the soaring dome of St. Peter’s Basilica today, perching there for several ...

VATICAN CITY -- An Italian man has eluded Vatican security and scaled the 130-meter (426-foot) high dome of St. Peter's Basilica to protest the austerity measures that Italy has enacted. Officials ...