The basilica of St. Peter's was built in Constantinian era, but its current form is influenced by Renaissance and the Baroque.
Its main altar is located at the point where, as a result of excavations carried out in the twentieth century, was found the tomb of St Peter.
Among the architects who built the church in its current form there are Raphael, Michelangelo and Bramante.
The restoration of San Peter’s Basilica, built on a Christian Cross plan while the original structure was on a Greek Cross plan, has moved the cupola away from the eye of the observer. It is possible to remedy this inconvenient reaching, after a walk in Villa Pamphili, Via Piccolomini, where you can admire Michelangelesque Cupola at the end of the street as you were in front of it.
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