Dome of St. Peter's, Vatican City, Italy

Largest and most widely known of all the churches of Christendom, St. Peters's took 181 years to build (1445-1626). Its majestic dome was completed, 1573-90, from designs left by Michelangelo, who died in 1564.
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( Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune )

Largest and most widely known of all the churches of Christendom, St. Peters's took 181 years to build (1445-1626). Its majestic dome was completed, 1573-90, from designs left by Michelangelo, who died in 1564.

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