L'attuale Basilica di San Pietro fu costruita tra il 1506 e il 1626, sostituendo la precedente basilica costantiniana del IV secolo. Papa Giulio II ne pose la prima pietra il 18 aprile 1506.1
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The current Basilica of Saint Peter was built from 1506 to 1626, replacing the earlier Constantinian basilica. It is the accumulated work of Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta, Carlo Maderno and other architects; Michelangelo designed the dome to its drum, while Maderno completed the façade. The basilica is a living place of worship, cared for by the Fabbrica di San Pietro, with distinct related sites including Saint Peter's Square, the Vatican Grottoes and the Vatican Necropolis.
The principal basilica of Vatican City, built over the Constantinian church in a century-long Renaissance and Baroque project and still maintained by the Fabbrica di San Pietro.












