Basilica Sancti Petri

**Saint Peter's Basilica**
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Instance of	major basilica; papal basilica; tourist attraction; architectural landmark; parish church; patriarchal basilica (Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, –1964);
Part of	Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome;
Named after	Saint Peter;
Dedicated to	Saint Peter;
Patron saint	Saint Peter;
Made from material	cement; marble;
Location	Vatican City
Located on street	Saint Peter's Square;
Architectural style	Renaissance architecture; baroque architecture;
Diocese	Diocese of Rome;
Architect	Michelangelo; Giuliano da Sangallo; Donato Bramante; Raphael; Giovanni Giocondo; Antonio da Sangallo the Younger; Baldassare Peruzzi; Bernardo Rossellino; Giacomo della Porta; Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola; Pirro Ligorio; Carlo Maderno; Gian Lorenzo Bernini;
Has part(s)	Tomb of Pope Leo XI; Loggia della Benedizione;
Founded by	Julius II;
Heritage designation	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site;
Inception	18 April 1506;
Significant event	dedication (1626); start of construction (1506); construction (1506–1626);
Width	150 m;
Length	220 m;
Height	136.6 m;
Religion or worldview	Catholicism;
Structure replaces	Old St. Peter's Basilica;
Capital cost	46,800,052 ducat;
Visitors per year	11,000,000 (2018);
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	41° 54′ 08″ N, 12° 27′ 12.3″ E
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<nowiki>basílica de San Pedro; Péturskirkjan; Basilika St. Peter; St Peter's Basilica; پیٹر گرجا روم; پطرس باسلیکا; Bazilika svätého Petra; Basilica de Sant Pèir; Petersdom; Avliyo Pyotr sobori; ছেণ্ট পিটাৰছ বেছিলিকা; Bazilika svatého Petra; Bazilika svetog Petra; सेंट पीटर्स बसिलिका; basilique Saint-Pierre; Bazilika sv. Petra; बासिलिका ऑफ सेंट पीटर; Švėntuojė Petra bazilėka; Базилика Светог Петра; Péitersdoum; Peterskirken; Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi; St. Peter's Basilica; Aziz Petrus bazilikası; Piättâr kirkko; كاتدرائية القديس بطرس; Penniliz Sant-Pêr; စိန့်ပီတာဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်းတော်ကြီး; 聖伯多祿大殿; basílica de San Pedru; Basilika Sünt Peter; Изге Пётр соборы; Basilica Sant Pedr; Basilega de San Peder; Baisleac Pheadair; کلیسای سن پیترو; 聖伯多祿大殿; Sint Pitertsjerke; წმინდა პეტრეს ბაზილიკა; サン・ピエトロ大聖堂; Babban cocin Bitrus; كاتدرائية القديس بطرس; සාන්ත පීතර බැසිලිකාව; Basilica Vaticana; 圣彼得大教堂; Pietarinkirkko; Սուրբ Պետրոս մայր եկեղեցի (Հռոմ); Basìlica ëd San Pé; புனித பேதுரு பேராலயம்; базыліка сьвятога Пятра; Ph. Petran päjumalanpert'; มหาวิหารนักบุญเปโตร; Bazilika sv. Petra; Päiterssäärke; Basilika St. Peter; Baxełega de San Piero in Vatican; Basilika ni San Pedro; باسیلیکا د سن پیترو; Свети Петър; Basilike ed Saint-Pière; Bazilica Sfântul Petru din Roma; Basileca 'e San Pietro; Bazilika Masindahy Piera; Peterskyrkan; 성 베드로 대성전; Pæturskirkjan; Baziliko de Sankta Petro en Romo; Basilica de Sant Per; সেন্ট পিটারের ব্যাসিলিকা; Сьӧлыктэм Пётрлэн Базиликаез; Basilika Santo Petrus; פעטראס באסיליקע; Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Phêrô; Svētā Pētera bazilika; Sint Pieterskerk; Pɩyɛ Kɩɖeɖeu tɛ paasiliki; Basílica de São Pedro; St. Peter's Basilica; Гэгээн Петрийн цогчин дуган; Peterskyrkja; Basiliki Monsátu Petelo; Saint Peter's Basilica; Peru Marangatu Vasílika; Szent Péter-bazilika; San Petri basilika; собор Святого Петра; Petersdom; Сийлахь Петран Килс; Сабор Святога Пятра; Dom da s. Peder; Basouque Saint-Pierre; בזיליקת פטרוס הקדוש; Изге Питер базиликасы; Basilika la Mt. Petro; Βασιλική του Αγίου Πέτρου; Basilica ni San Pedro; Basilica di San Pietro; basilica di San Pietro; Әулие Петер базиликасы; Peterskirken; Bazilik St Pyè; Rooma Peetri kirik; Հռոմի Սուրբ Պետրոս տաճար; Sint-Pietersbasiliek; Penneglos Sen Peder; San Pietro Bazilikası; സെന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്സ് ബസലിക്ക; собор Святого Петра; Basílica de São Pedro; Bażilka ta' San Pietru; Šventojo Petro bazilika; Bazilika e Shën Pjetrit; सन्त पिटरयागु बासिलिका; bazilika sv. Petra; Basilika ni San Pedro; Базилика Свети Петар; کڵێسای سەنت پیتەر; Basilika Santo Petrus; bazylika św. Piotra; Bàislig Naomh Peadar; tabaslikt n Gm Peter; ਸੇਂਟ ਪੀਟਰ ਬਾਸੀਲਿਕਾ; Sèng Pí-tek Sèng-tn̂g; Sin Piita Basilika; موقدس سن پیترو کیلیساسی; Basílica de San Pedro; basílica de Sant Pere del Vaticà; 圣彼得大教堂; Basilica de San Pedro; basílica papal situada en la Ciudad del Vaticano; barokk épület; basílica papal al Vaticà; Basilika Sankt Peter im Vatikan; каталіцкі сабор у Ватыкане, цэнтральны і найбуйнейшы ватыканскі будынак; 世界文化遗产; pavelig basilika i Rom; biserică catolică din Vatican; バチカンにあるカトリックの総本山; Sakrálna stavba vo Vatikáne; הכנסייה הגדולה בעולם, נמצאת בקריית הוותיקן; kirkko Vatikaanivaltiossa; kostel ve Vatikánu; basilica cattolica della Città del Vaticano; ভ্যাটিকানে অবস্থিত একটি পোপীয় ব্যাসিলিকা গির্জা; basilique catholique de la Cité du Vatican; Vatikanis asuv kirik; nhà thờ ở Thành Vatican; pāvesta bazilika Vatikānā; katolsk kyrka i Vatikanstaten i Rom; papeška bazilika v Vatikanu; edifício mais importante do catolicismo; eglwys yn y Fatican; 바티칸 시국에 위치한 세계 최대 규모의 가톨릭 대성전; gereja di Vatikan; bazylika na Watykanie; St. Peters basilika i Vatikanet; kerkgebouw in Vaticaanstad ontworpen door Bernardo Rossellino; वेटिकन सिटी में एगो ईसाई चर्च; католический собор в Ватикане; папская базыліка ў Ватыкане; kirkko Vatikaanist; church in Vatican City; كنيسة كاثوليكية بالفاتيكان; παπική βασιλική στο Βατικανό, εκκλησία της ύστερης Αναγέννησης; Roma'da bazilika; Papale Basilica Maggiore di San Pietro in Vaticano; San Pietro in Vaticano; 聖彼得大教堂; Saint-Pierre de Rome; катэдра сьвятога Пятра; папская базыліка сьвятога Пятра; катэдра сьвятога Пятра (Ватыкан); базыліка сьвятога Пятра (Ватыкан); basílica papal de San Pedru; basílica de San Pedru del Vaticanu; Sant Pere del Vaticà; Sant Pere de Roma; basílica Vaticà; Basilika St. Peter; Petersbasilika; Templum Vaticanum; Vatikanische Basilika; Peterskirche; Базіліка Святога Пятра; Царква Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане; Касцёл Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане; Храм Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане; Sv. Pētera bazilika; Svētā Pētera bazilika Vatikānā; Vatikāna bazilika; bazilika sv. Petra v Rimu; vatikanska bazilika; 聖ピエトロ大聖堂; костел святого Петра; Basilica Sancti Petri; San Pietro in Vaticano; सेंट पीटर्स बेसिलिका; St. Peter's Basilica; St Peter's Basilica; Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican; Saint Peter's, Vatican; Basilica of Saint Peter; Saint Peter's; St. Peter's; St Peter's; Püha Peetruse basiilika; basilica de San Pedro; San Pedro del Vaticano; basilica di San Pietro; Aziz Petrus Bazilikası</nowiki>

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Deutsch: Petersdom in Rom.

English: St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Rome is the largest church in the world. The square in front of the facade of St. Peter's is called St. Peter's square.

Español: Basilica de San Pedro en Roma

Euskara: San Petri basilika, Erroma.

Français : Basilique Saint-Pierre de Rome.

Italiano: Basilica di San Pietro a Roma.

Nederlands: Sint Pietersbasiliek in Rome.

Polski: Bazylika św. Piotra w Watykanie.

Čeština: Bazilika svatého Petra ve Vatikánu, Řím

Português: Basílica de São Pedro no Vaticano, Roma.

Русский: Базилика Святого Петра в Ватикане, Рим.

Slovenčina: Bazilika svätého Petra vo Vatikáne

Українська: Собор Святого Петра у Ватикані, Рим

Magyar: Szent Péter-bazilika Rómában.

Exterior

From Via della Conciliazione

Night time views

Angels Bridge and Basilica di San Pietro (view at night)
La Basilica e il Ponte Sant'Angelo (notturno)
Angel on Sant'Angelo Bridge (view towards Basilica di San Pietro)
St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City) at Night
St Peter's Basilica (Vatican City) at Night
Basilica di San Pietro at night
Front at night

Other

Basilica from bridge St. Angelo
from a roof
Basilica and vatican from St. Angelo
Saint Peter's square from the dome
View from Dome
View from the roof of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

View from the roof of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

Front

Front
Front, early morning
Front
Front
facciata
facciata
facciata
Early morning
Front view
Facciata della Basilica di San Pietro - Città del Vaticano
Main entrance
Front
Saint Peter
Maderno's Facade
facciata

Details

Front view – Top
Doors
The Holy Door

Interior

Nave of the Basilica
View at the choir
Nave, cupola on the left entrance on the right side
Baldachin and nave of the Basilica
Baldachin & transept of the Basilica
Baldachin
Dome
Baroque Baldachin of Bernini
Baldachin & dome of the Basilica
Baldachin
Inside of the Basilica di San Pietro
View to the Cathedra Petri
Interior
inside cupola (1)
St. John
St. Andrew
inside cupola (2)
Tomb of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
In the main nave
Inside the Basilica of San Pietro
Mosaic "Tu es Petrus"
Sacristy
Inside dome of Saint Peter's Basilica

Dome

Dome of the Basilica di San Pietro
Exterior de la cúpula
The cupola seen from a gallery in the Vatican Museums
Detail (window)
cupola
cupola
cupola
Morning
Night
Dome at night
Cúpula de la Basílica de San Pedro by Jose G. Molina
St. Peter's Basilica seen through a keyhole at the Villa Malta
cupola
cupola
vista da Borgo S. Spirito
cupola (grande)
Dome of Saint Peter's
from inside of Vatican

Statues

Figures on top of the Basilica di San Pietro
Angels detail
Clock on the top of facade (left)
Clock on the top of facade (right)
Statue of San Pietro, outside the Basilica
Statue of San Paolo, outside the Basilica
St. Paul in front of St. Peter's Basillica
A statue which stands outside St. Peter's Basillica in his eponymous piazza.
Contessa Matilde
La tomba della regina Cristina
Tomba di Papa Leone XI
Pietro Bracci – Monument to Maria Clementina Sobieski
La pietà
Monument to Alexander VII
Monument to Alexander VII (Detail: Truth, by Morelli and Cartari in Monument to Alexander VII)
Monument to Alexander VII (Detail:"La Verdad" pisa Inglaterra en Monumento en honor a Alejandro VII)
Cathedra Petri
San Pietro
San Pietro "vestito"
San Pietro
Helena of Constantinople
Statue von Andrea Bolgi: Helena mit dem Kreuz Christi in der Peterskirche in Rom
Monument to Pope Pius VIII, by Pietro Tenerani
Tomb of Pope Pius VII by Bertel Thorvaldsen
Equestrian statue of Charlemagne by Agostino Cornacchini (1725).
I fedeli davanti alla statua di San Pietro

Old St. Peter's Basilica

FloorPlan from the Early Christian Basilica.
1891 drawing by HW Brewer
Floorplan of the Circus of Nero in relation to the old St. Peter's

Renaissance and baroque projects

Sheet with several stages of Donato Bramante's project, 1505–6 (Uffizi 20A)
Foundation medal by Caradosso (Cristoforo Foppa) depicting a design by Bramante, 1506
Reconstruction of a design by Bramante
La cupola, su tamburo colonnato, progettata da Bramante
Plan de Raphael
Progetto di Antonio da Sangallo: la facciata
Michelangelo's design superimposed on the plan of the basilica as built
Sezione longitudinale del progetto michelangiolesco
Il progetto originario di Piazza San Pietro