The Basilica of Saint Peter
The Restoration of the Atrium and Holy Door

1999

On the eve of the great Jubilee 2000, this book presents the restoration works undertaken in the atrium of the Vatican Basilica.
The main figurative themes are described briefly along with the works of art in the atrium.
Photographic documentation, carried out before, during and after restoration translates, in the by immediacy of the image, the outcome of the works undertaken, that, in view of the Holy Year on the threshold of the new millennium, will allow pilgrims, who continue to arrive from every part of the Catholic world, to appreciate the high artistic and symbolic value.