Saint Peter's Square

Summary

Saint Peter's Square is a square^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,529 views/month, #11 of 1,272).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saint Peter's Square is located in Vatican City^[3].
• Saint Peter's Square is in the country of Vatican City^[4].
• Saint Peter's Square's instance of is recorded as square^[5].
• Saint Peter's Square's instance of is recorded as boundary point^[6].
• Saint Peter's Square's architect is recorded as Gian Lorenzo Bernini^[7].
• St. Peter's Basilica is named after Saint Peter's Square^[8].
• Saint Peter's Square's architectural style is recorded as Italian Baroque architecture^[9].
• Saint Peter's Square's Commons category is recorded as Saint Peter's Square^[10].
• Saint Peter's Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.902183055555554, 'lon': 12.457238888888888}^[11].
• Saint Peter's Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saint Peter's Square^[12].
• Saint Peter's Square's Commons gallery is recorded as Piazza San Pietro^[13].
• Saint Peter's Square's partially coincident with is recorded as Italy–Vatican City border^[14].
• Saint Peter's Square's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Piazza San Pietro'}^[15].
• Saint Peter's Square's IIIF manifest URL is recorded as https://gn.biblhertz.it/fotothek/api/iiif/3/werk/obj08027475/manifest^[16].

Body

Geography

Saint Peter's Square is in the country of Vatican City^[4]. It is located in Vatican City^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include square^[5] and boundary point^[6].

History and Context

St. Peter's Basilica is named after Saint Peter's Square^[8].

Why It Matters

Saint Peter's Square ranks in the top 0.86% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,529 views/month, #11 of 1,272).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]