St Peter's Basilica1626
Vatican City
St Peter's Basilica.
Travertine, clay brick, concrete, marble, bronze architecture from 1626 in Vatican City during the renaissance movement.
MediumArchitecture25 worksMovementRenaissance25 worksMaterialsTravertine1 workMaterialsClay Brick4 worksMaterialsConcrete1 workMaterialsMarble29 worksMaterialsBronze2 works
History
Originally built from 326-349, under the command of Constantine the Great.
Pope Julius II laid the first stone of the new Basilica in 1506.
Pope Urban VIII consecrated the new Basilica in 1626.
