The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Saint Peter's Basilica
Rome (Settlement), Italy
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within Vatican City.
Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and remains one of the two largest churches in the world. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the Catholic Roman Rite cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica