St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica o St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Laitin: Basilica Sancti Petri; Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), is an Italian Renaissance kirk locatit in Vatican Ceety, the papal enclave within the ceety o Roum.
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 Main facade of St. Peter's Basilica | |
  Location on a cairt o Vatican Ceety | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Vatican Ceety |
| Geografic coordinates | 41°54′08″N 12°27′12″E / 41.90222°N 12.45333°ECoordinates: 41°54′08″N 12°27′12″E / 41.90222°N 12.45333°E |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman |
| Kintra | Vatican Ceety |
| Year consecratit | 18 November 1626 |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Major basilica |
| Architectural description | |
| Airchitect(s) | |
| Airchitectural style | Renaissance an Baroque |
| Grundbrakkin | 18 Apryle 1506 |
| Completit | 18 November 1626 |
| Specifications | |
| Lenth | 730 feet (220 m) |
| Weenth | 500 feet (150 m) |
| Hicht (max) | 448.1 feet (136.6 m)[1] |
| Dome dia. (ooter) | 137.7 feet (42.0 m) |
| Dome dia. (inner) | 136.1 feet (41.5 m) |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "The Dome". vaticanstate.va.