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  2. Old St. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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    Old St. Peter's Basilica was the church buildings that stood, from the 4th to 16th centuries, where St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Construction of the basilica, built over the historical site of the Circus of Nero, began during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine I.

  3. Old Saint Peter’s Basilica - Britannica

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    Old Saint Peter’s Basilica, first basilica of St. Peter’s in Rome, a five-aisled basilican-plan church with apsed transept at the west end that was begun between 326 and 333 at the order of the Roman emperor Constantine and finished about 30 years later.

  4. The Old St. Peter’s Basilica was the building that stood, from the 4th to 16th centuries, on the spot where the new St. Peter’s Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Originally built in the 4th century, it was one of the most iconic structures in Christian history and has been a center of pilgrimage and worship for centuries.

  5. St. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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    Old St. Peter's Basilica was the fourth-century church begun by the Emperor Constantine the Great between 319 and 333 AD. [28] It was of typical basilical form, a wide nave and two aisles on each side and an apsidal end, with the addition of a transept or bema, giving the building the shape of a tau cross.

  6. The Lost 1200-Year-Old Wonder: A Tour of the Old St. Peter's ...

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    The current St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most beautiful churches in the whole world. With parts of it designed by such greats as Michelangelo and Bernini, it was was built over a 120 year period in the 16th and 17th centuries and remains the largest church in the world.

  7. Saint Peter’s Basilica - Smarthistory

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    Saint Peter’s Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri), Vatican City, begun 1506, completed 1626. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.

  8. St. Peter’s Basilica | History, Architects, Relics, Art, & Facts...

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    St. Peter’s Basilica, present basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City (an enclave in Rome), begun by Pope Julius II in 1506 and completed in 1615 under Paul V. It is designed as a three-aisled Latin cross with a dome at the crossing, directly above the high altar, which covers the shrine of St. Peter the Apostle. St.

  9. Masterpiece Story: St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican

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    St. Peter’s Basilica stands as the symbol of the Catholic Church before the world. At present, there are over 100 tombs within the Basilica, including 91 popes, an emperor, a composer, and even members of the British Royal family.

  10. The original basilica (known as Old St. Peter’s Basilica) was built by Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century. It was gradually replaced by the structure we know today, AKA New St. Peter’s, starting in the 1500s.

  11. A-level: Saint Peter’s Basilica - Smarthistory

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    Saint Peters Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri), begun 1506, completed 1626, Vatican City.