What you'll hear inside St. Peter's Basilica:

• 1
  Cappella della Pietà

  The first chapel on the right houses Michelangelo's celebrated Pietà from 1499, protected behind glass.

• 2
  Chapel of the Holy Sacrament

  Chapel designed by Carlo Maderno, featuring a gilded bronze tabernacle by Bernini and an altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona.

• 3
  Baptism Chapel

  The first chapel in the left nave, designed by Carlo Fontana and decorated with mosaics by Baciccio.

• 4
  Cappella della Presentazione

  Houses the body of Pope Pius X and monuments to Pope John XXIII by Emilio Greco and Pope Benedict XV by Pietro Canonica.

• 5
  Cappella del Coro

  A chapel mirroring the Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento, defined by a Borromini-designed screen with decorative elements and choral functions.

• 6
  Cappella Gregoriana

  A domed chapel housing the tomb of Pope Gregory XVI, with altars dedicated to the Madonna del Soccorso and Saint Basil.

• 7
  Cappella Clementina

  A chapel comparable to the Gregoriana, housing the remains of Pope Gregory the Great and Pope Pius VII, adorned with eighteenth-century mosaic decoration.

• 8
  Chapel of the Virgin of the Column

  Chapel housing the altar of the Virgin of the Column and a second altar dedicated to Saint Leo the Great, adorned with a magnificent marble altarpiece by Alessandro Algardi.

• 9
  Baldacchino di San Pietro

  Bernini's monumental bronze baldachin, soaring 30 metres high, crowns the Papal Altar above the tomb of Saint Peter.

• 10
  Chair of Saint Peter

  Bernini's monumental reliquary housing an early Christian episcopal throne, supported by statues of the Church Fathers.

• 11
  St. Peter's Dome

  Michelangelo's dome; the climb offers one of the best views of the square and Rome.

• 12
  Vatican Grottoes

  Crypt beneath the basilica with the tombs of many popes, including St.

• 13
  Vatican Necropolis

  Roman necropolis beneath the basilica where, by tradition, St.

• 14
  Bronze Statue of St. Peter

  Venerated bronze statue of the apostle, its foot worn by pilgrims.