st. peter enthroned

It's not often I kiss the foot of 700 year old statues that people have been kissing for 700 years, but in this case I made an exception in a show of reverence to our first Pope. What a wonderful tribute to the rock upon which Jesus built his church.

it is the st peter to whom this basilica is dedicated.such a beautiful statue ......a lot of christian pilgrims go n touch/kiss his feet,believed to be a ritual.i did the same,but the foot is discolored now due to all the touching.though a small line,guards keep asking people to move ahead.but after doing the ritual it was for a few mins that i stood in front at a lil distance n admired the statue......a great work of art!

This isn't my favorite work of art in St. Peter's - but worth seeing, as it is a statue of the man that the basilica is dedicated to, and our first Pope. I also went and touched the foot and I enjoy thinking about how many other Christian pilgrims have come here over time to do the same.

Easier to tour the sites when you reserve your tour from your hotel. You will be touring with an english speaking guide and behold the beauty of the Wonderful historical site and great architect.

An interesting work of art. Pilgrims who come to the Basilica traditionally touch and kiss its foot - there's a rather short queue (5-10 minutes). Not easy to take a good picture of it.

The statue of St. Peter is beautiful. Such a great work of art. So masterfully crafted. But a couple things that stood out. One was the people trying to rub his feet. Not sure what the significance is of that gesture. The other is good luck trying to take a picture with the statue. Even though there was hardly a lineup, the guard on duty was intent on moving people along. He stepped in front of every single picture people tried to take.

it is a holy statue for some fully religeous christians who touch it for blessing. not a christian,but we wanted o touch it aswell , because st.peter was a respectful figure,so we touched his feet with respect.the foot was little than the other foot and very smooth for so much rubbing.an attraction in itself.

People queue to take pictures kissing or touching St.Peter's foot which has become smooth and lost its black colour from all the touching it got. It can be hard to take a picture as there are ushers who hurry people to avoid getting long queues.

Magnificent! The visitors that pilgrimage here just for this statue. He is famous for having healing powers and his feet touched, as a matter of fact, he has been touched by so many his feet are now eroding. Take a good and quick picture because the line here is unreal. You are permitted to go one by one, quickly, to touch him and walk on by. A must see!!!!

It could be painstaking to get a picture of the statue as people queue up to pay tribute to the statue by kissing his feet. But none the less you can click a good picture very quickly if you are lucky enough for a few seconds before another crowd gather to queue up.

The Saint Peter Enthroned Statue is a bronze statue sculpted by Arnolfo di Cambio around 1300. The statue is famous for the fact that many tourists touched the Saint's feet so much that it causes an erosion and the feet almost dissapeard (now the feet are new and possibly made from another material).

One of the must views when in the Basilica, make sure to rub the foot as you leave this wonderful statue for good luck. Jolly chriss.

It is a masterpiece of work. This statue of St Peters is bronze sitting on a throne. Many visitors touch his feet its just so remarkable to see this. One will see his statue when visiting the Vatican city. Enjoy good to see this.

Ok, it's a famous bronze statue that have lot of history, but within its location, it become just another statue. Nice to observe the ritual of people touching his foot and how erode (wear) is it that demonstrate that the number of people who did it is just incredible....

Facing the papal altar and looking to the right, one sees the famous bronze statue of St. Peter, believed to be a 13th Century work by Arnolfo di Cambio. I managed to stop by here on every visit I made to the church itself and was always able to see it, although there were varying numbers of people around it from time to time (any line to see it moves rather quickly) and it was occasionally inaccessible if a mass was in progress. Pilgrims traditionally touch and/or kiss the foot and it was quite striking to see how thin it is; this dynamic lends an intimacy to the sculpture missing in other must-see attractions in the basilica. I actually had a more interesting time watching people interact with the statue from afar than I did caressing the foot itself. A must-see on any visit to St. Peter’s and in my opinion worth several stops at various times in the day.