What was Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s first architectural project?

Created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.

Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne — Gian Lorenzo Bernini *Apollo and Daphne*, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the Borghese Gallery, Rome.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s first architectural project was the remodeled Church of Santa Bibiana in Rome.1

During the pontificate of Urban VIII, who encouraged Bernini to practice architecture, this project was undertaken alongside his work on the famous gilt-bronze baldachin for St. Peter’s Basilica.1