New St. Peter's Basilica (jan 1, 1506 – jan 1, 1666)
Description:
Culture: Renaissance and BaroqueLocation: Rome, over Old St. Peter's, Vatican hill
Patron: A succession of popes
Architects: Donato Bramante, Antonio da Sangallo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Carlo Maderno, Gianlorenzo Bernini
Materials: Travertine, brick, marble, mosaics, etc.
Purpose: A new shrine over the grave of St. Peter, to be the center of Catholic worship after the counter-reformation
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Date:
jan 1, 1506
jan 1, 1666
~ 160 years