All 50 Uses of
basilica
in
Angels & Demons
- Not to mention, the greatest treasures were architectural-the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Michelangelo's famed spiral staircase leading to the Museo Vaticano-priceless testaments to man's creative genius.†
Chpt 31-32
- Like a mountain parting the morning fog, the colossal dome rose out of the haze before them: St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 33-34
- The cavernous interior of the basilica had room for over 60,000 worshipers …. over one hundred times the population of Vatican City, the smallest country in the world.†
Chpt 33-34
- In front of the basilica, bordering the vast oval common, 284 columns swept outward in four concentric arcs of diminishing size …. an architectural trompe de l'oiel used to heighten the piazza's sense of grandeur.†
Chpt 33-34
- Now he rested in the most sacred of tombs, buried five stories down, directly beneath the central cupola of the basilica.†
Chpt 33-34
- Every cardinal on the planet is here today, Langdon thought as the chopper passed over St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 33-34
- T he Vatican's helipad, for reasons of safety and noise control, is located in the northwest tip of Vatican City, as far from St. Peter's Basilica as possible.†
Chpt 35-36
- Signs pointed in all directions: PALAZZIO GOVERNATORIO COLLEGIO ETHIOPIANA BASILICA SAN PIETRO CAPELLA SISTINA They accelerated up the manicured road past a squat building marked RADIO VATICANA.†
Chpt 35-36
- Directly ahead rose the rear of St. Peter's Basilica, a view, Langdon realized, most people never saw.†
Chpt 35-36
- After parking the cart on the wide lawn directly behind St. Peter's Basilica, the guard escorted Langdon and Vittoria up a stone escarpment to a marble plaza off the back of the basilica.†
Chpt 35-36
- After parking the cart on the wide lawn directly behind St. Peter's Basilica, the guard escorted Langdon and Vittoria up a stone escarpment to a marble plaza off the back of the basilica.†
Chpt 35-36
- Crossing the plaza, they approached the rear wall of the basilica and followed it through a triangular courtyard, across Via Belvedere, and into a series of buildings closely huddled together.†
Chpt 35-36
- The Office of the Swiss Guard is housed adjacent to Il Corpo di Vigilanza, directly northeast of St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 35-36
- Langdon scanned the basilica for movement and whispered, "If this guy's here, he sure as hell heard that.†
Chpt 65-66
- He moved beside her, cautiously, down the east side of the basilica.†
Chpt 65-66
- St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 71-72
- Yes, the basilica!†
Chpt 71-72
- The springtime sun was setting behind St. Peter's Basilica, and a massive shadow spread, engulfing the piazza.†
Chpt 73-74
- However, after assessing the situation, I am confident the antimatter canister is located in one of our white zones-those Vatican sectors accessible to public tours-the museums and St. Peter's Basilica, for example.†
Chpt 79-80
- We must remember that the cardinals spent much of today in the Vatican museums and St. Peter's Basilica, enjoying those areas without the crowds.†
Chpt 79-80
- The image behind her was a night shot of St. Peter's Basilica with all its lights blazing.†
Chpt 81-82
- The lights in the basilica are out.†
Chpt 81-82
- -lights in the basilica and museums are extinguished leaving speculation-†
Chpt 81-82
- Flashlights were no match for the voluminous blackness of St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 83-84
- The light seemed to emanate from beneath the floor in the center of the basilica.†
Chpt 83-84
- The Holy Vatican Grottoes are located beneath the main floor of St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 85-86
- Only a hundred yards away, inside the thick walls of St. Peter's Basilica, the world was serene.†
Chpt 89-90
- They were nearing the Niche of the Palliums-the sunken area in the center of the basilica.†
Chpt 89-90
- The guards had completed searching the Niche of the Palliums and were moving across the basilica again when their walkie-talkies went off.†
Chpt 89-90
- The Swiss Guard had apparently been able to clear only about a hundred and fifty feet back-the area directly in front of the basilica-less than one-third of the square.†
Chpt 109-110
- Kicking up a cloud of dust, the chopper dropped onto the open portion of the square between the crowd and the basilica, touching down at the bottom of the basilica's staircase.†
Chpt 109-110
- Kicking up a cloud of dust, the chopper dropped onto the open portion of the square between the crowd and the basilica, touching down at the bottom of the basilica's staircase.†
Chpt 109-110
- In the basilica?†
Chpt 111-112
- Inside the darkened basilica, Langdon, Vittoria, and the two guards strained breathlessly toward the main exit.†
Chpt 115-116
- It was 11:39 P.M. when Langdon stepped with the others from St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 115-116
- With a final joyous exultation, the camerlegno turned and dashed back into St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 117-118
- Eleven-forty-two P.M. The frenzied convoy that plunged back into the basilica to retrieve the camerlegno was not one Langdon had ever imagined he would be part of …. much less leading.†
Chpt 117-118
- Flashlights came on, but the lights were almost dead now and did not even begin to probe the depths of the basilica before them.†
Chpt 117-118
- Far off, in the grayness at the end of the spotlight's reach, black fabric billowed, revealing a familiar form running down the main aisle of the basilica.†
Chpt 117-118
- The main aisle of St. Peter's Basilica, Lieutenant Chartrand had once figured out, was longer than an Olympic soccer field.†
Chpt 117-118
- As Christianity spread, the shrine got bigger, layer upon layer, culminating in this colossal basilica.†
Chpt 117-118
- There would be no heat blast, no flying shrapnel to injure onlookers, just a biblical opening of the earth and a towering basilica crumbling into a crater.†
Chpt 119-120
- Not only had he accepted the camerlegno's divine revelation of the antimatter's location, but he was lobbying for the destruction of St. Peter's Basilica-one of the greatest architectural feats on earth …. as well as all of the art inside.†
Chpt 119-120
- The camerlegno erupted through the doors of St. Peter's Basilica at exactly 11:56 P.M. He staggered into the dazzling glare of the world spotlight, carrying the antimatter before him like some sort of numinous offering.†
Chpt 121-122
- Langdon could barely see as he burst out of the basilica.†
Chpt 121-122
- Vittoria Vetra stood trembling at the foot of the basilica's sweeping stairs.
Chpt 123-124 *basilica = an important Roman Catholic church given certain privileges (typically architecturally similar to earlier Roman public buildings of the same name)
- Everyone was pointing behind him, toward the front of St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 123-124
- They were pointing to the uppermost level of the basilica, the rooftop terrace, where huge statues of Christ and his apostles watched over the crowd.†
Chpt 123-124
- Camerlegno Carlo Ventresca stood on the rooftop terrace of St. Peter's Basilica and looked down over the multitudes of people staring up at him.†
Chpt 125-126
- He wondered if it was his body or just his spirit that had floated down from heaven toward the soft, darkened expanse of the Vatican City Gardens …. alighting like a silent angel on the deserted lawns, his black parachute shrouded from the madness by the towering shadow of St. Peter's Basilica.†
Chpt 125-126
Definition:
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(basilica) in Roman architecture, a public building for assemblies
or:
a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges (typically architecturally similar to earlier Roman basilica)editor's notes: See pictures, but typical basilica architecture is rectangular with high ceilings, columned aisles on the long sides of the main space, high windows, and with an even higher domed or vaulted end (usually on the east side).