<P> The facade designed by Maderno , is 114.69 metres ( 376.3 ft ) wide and 45.55 metres ( 149.4 ft ) high and is built of travertine stone , with a giant order of Corinthian columns and a central pediment rising in front of a tall attic surmounted by thirteen statues : Christ flanked by eleven of the Apostles ( except Saint Peter , whose statue is left of the stairs ) and John the Baptist . The inscription below the cornice on the 1 metre ( 3.3 ft ) tall frieze reads : </P>
<P> The facade designed by Maderno , is 114.69 metres ( 376.3 ft ) wide and 45.55 metres ( 149.4 ft ) high and is built of travertine stone , with a giant order of Corinthian columns and a central pediment rising in front of a tall attic surmounted by thirteen statues : Christ flanked by eleven of the Apostles ( except Saint Peter , whose statue is left of the stairs ) and John the Baptist . The inscription below the cornice on the 1 metre ( 3.3 ft ) tall frieze reads : </P>
who designed the facade of st peter 's in rome
who designed the facade of st peter 's in rome
Maderno
Maderno