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St Peters Basilica

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Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

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About St Peters Basilica

St. Peter's Basilica is an old church located in Vatican City. It is a burial site of Saint Peter who was one of the apostles of Christ. The structure was consecrated in 1626. The church has a height of 220 meters. It was made using Renaissance architecture. It is one of the holiest shrines of Catholics. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1984.

Some Lesser Known Facts About St Peters Basilica

It is the biggest church throughout the globe while considering the inner measure. Also, it holds a unique position in the Christian world.
There are only four churches around the planet which are called major basilica. It is one of them.
The church was made in the seventeenth after demolishing the old church which was made by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. It is said to say that most of the art pieces of the fourth century were destroyed during this renovation.
Don't get confused, the church is not a cathedral or has a distinction of being an official seat of the Pope.
You can find different mosaic that looks like a painting inside the church.
Nothing is safer than Michelangelo's Pieta which is kept in the bulletproof glass inside the church.
The dimensions of the St.Peter's Dome are 448 feet tall. It is the tallest dome in the world.
The church does not have all the things with which it is decorated of its own. It is said that to decorate this church, the material was stolen from other Roman churches so as to create this masterpiece.

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