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St. Peter's Basilica
is a church built in the
Renaissance
style located in Vatican City, the papal
enclave
in the city of Rome. Designed principally by
Donato Bramante
,
Michelangelo
,
Carlo Maderno
and
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
, and constructed between 1506 and 1626, the
basilica
is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture, and the largest church in the world by its interior dimensions. This photograph shows the main facade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica as seen from
St. Peter's Square
.
Photograph credit:
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
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