Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-27 | Page 4 | Building St. Peter's

Building St. Peter's i From th time the foundation of t Peter'a. In Rome, waa laid la UN, aa'der Pope Nichols V., to the dedication dedi-cation of the completed church by t'rbsn VIII. November II, 1424, one hundred and seventy-six yeara were spent la building ths magnificent basilica. ba-silica. During that period twenty-eight twenty-eight pope reigned. Ths cost of the basilica proper, exclueive of bell towers, etatuea... mosaic, etc., haa been estimated aa nearly et7,04.0. ?he sacristy added by Plus VI raised be scat almoet a million dollars. The hug edifice la fit feet long. From end to end of the transepts k la 444 feet wide. The dome from the floor of the church to the top ef the hi sis. Is 4U feet high. The proportions are on eo hvg a scale that th y la deceived. Oa entering She church, the ehenrbtm support lng th holy water baalne seem to be about aa big aa email children, but when one gete cloee to them he finds thsy are of the else of full grows men. On of the etrangeet facta relating relat-ing te 8t. Peter e is that, with one or two except lose, all lie pictures sre aineali 8e perfect are they that they seem t be oil painting. Tet there are only one or tw ell palal-lag palal-lag la th whole bs si lira.