
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


In 1663, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to restore and reinvent the official royal staircase – "Scala Regia" in Italian - leading up to the Apostolic Palace. The result was one of the world's most majestic and breathtaking staircases.
By Rocky Ruggiero4.8
243243 ratings
In 1663, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to restore and reinvent the official royal staircase – "Scala Regia" in Italian - leading up to the Apostolic Palace. The result was one of the world's most majestic and breathtaking staircases.

5,577 Listeners

3,203 Listeners

1,553 Listeners

2,513 Listeners

283 Listeners

4,806 Listeners

295 Listeners

665 Listeners

267 Listeners

3,365 Listeners

15,475 Listeners

1,900 Listeners

195 Listeners

2,065 Listeners

1,591 Listeners