St Peters Basilica (Rome);1506-1926
St Peters Basilica (Rome); 1506-1626 St. Peter' s Basilica also called New St. Peter's Basilica is in Vatican City, Rome. Situated on the Vatican hill in the UNESCO world heritage site. It replaced the O ld S t. Peters Basilica. The Old St Peter's Basilica was the 4 th -century church begun by the Emperor Constantine the Great. Designed by Donato Bramente , Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. They all had different ideas on how to go about the design of the building. Construction began in 1506 and completed in 1626. This specific location was symbolic because it was where St. P eter died a martyr and was buried on those same grounds. The basilica contains over 100 tombs , many located in the Vatican grotto, beneath the Basilica. The Basilica is the largest church in the wor...