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The Papal Basilica of St. Peter - The Vatican, Rome, Italy

The burial site of Saint Peter, built 1506 - 1626.

Situated on Vatican Hill in the UNESCO world heritage site of Vatican City,
St Peter’s Basilica dominates the skyline of Rome and attracts millions
of visitors from all over the world.

It is the most prominent building in the Vatican City.
Its dome is a dominant feature of the skyline of Rome.
Probably the largest church in Christendom, it covers an
area of 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres). One of the holiest sites
of Christianity and Catholic Tradition, it is traditionally
the burial site of its titular, St. Peter, who was the head
of the twelve Apostles of Jesus

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican
(Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano)
or simply St. Peter's Basilica is an Italian Renaissance
church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome.

Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno
and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of
Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world.

While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor
the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one
of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as
"holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as
"the greatest of all churches of Christendom".

Catholic tradition holds that the basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter,
chief among Jesus's apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome.
Saint Peter's tomb is supposedly directly below the high altar of the basilica.
For this reason, many popes have been interred at St. Peter's since the
Early Christian period, and there has been a church on this site since
the time of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

Construction of the present basilica, which would replace Old St. Peter's
Basilica from the 4th century AD, began on 1506 and was completed on 1626.

St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions.
The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year, drawing audiences
of 15,000 to over 100,000 people, either within the basilica or the adjoining
St. Peter's Square.

St. Peter's has many historical associations, with the Early Christian Church,
the Papacy, the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-reformation and
numerous artists, especially Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is
regarded as the greatest building of its age.

St. Peter's is one of the four churches in the world that hold the rank of
major basilica, all four of which are in Rome.

St Peters square webcam:
https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/vatican/vatican-city/st-peters-square.html

Credits:
Text: Extracted from wikipedia and romaexperience
Image: Saint_peter_basilica By isogood

Ref:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica
https://www.rome.net/st-peters-basilica
https://www.romaexperience.com/st-peters-basilica/

Video:
4k walk tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B54PR2kvWE