St. Peter's Basilica. 1  1. Walk around to the East entrance to enter St. Peter's Basilica. The following are some things you will want to find: Visit the Grottoes. 2  2. Pay to climb the Cupola. To the right of the entrance of the Basilica and past the Holy Door, you can climb the 320 steps to the top for 6 Euros.
John Mason, Died 1694. Julian's account of J. Mason: The known facts of his life are scanty. He was the son of a dissenting minister, and the grandfather of John Mason, the author of A Treatise on Self- Knowledge. He was educated at Strixton School, Northants, and Clare Hall, Cambridge. After taking his M.A., he became curate of Isham; and in 1668, Vicar of Stantenburg, Bucks.
John Mason is an important figure in American sculpture, particularly that of the West Coast. Born in Madrid, Nebraska in 1927 and raised in Fallon, Nevada, Mason moved to Los Angeles in 1949 at the age of 22. He first enrolled at the Los Angeles Art Institute (now Otis) and then studied with Susan Peterson at the Chouinard Art Institute.