the entrance to a tomb, is the skeletal winged figure of Death, its head hidden beneath the shroud, but its right hand carrying an hourglass stretched upward towards the kneeling figure of the pope. Archpriests since 1053 List of archpriests of the Vatican Basilica: Specifications See also Architecture of cathedrals and great churches Architecture of Rome History of early modern period domes List of tallest domes Index of Vatican City-related articles List of basilicas in Italy List of oldest church buildings List of Roman Catholic basilicas List of tallest buildings in Rome List of tallest structures built before the 20th century Notes References Bibliography External links Vaticanstate.va – official website with images and information about the Basilica "Virtual Reality Tour of the Basilica of Saint Peter" St Peter's Basilica.info ‒ unofficial website on the basilica, with images and text from different books. 360 Degree Photographs Inside Saint Peter's Basilica Google Maps: Vatican ‒ Satellite image of the Basilica Peter Coronation church buildings Church buildings with domes Terminating vistas Renaissance architecture in Rome Baroque architecture in Rome Tourist attractions in Vatican City Churches completed in 1626 Tombs of apostles Burial places of popes 1626 establishments in the Papal States Pope Julius II Donato Bramante church buildings Michelangelo church buildings Carlo Maderno buildings Gian Lorenzo Bernini church buildings St Peter's 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy