Construction began on April 18, 1506 and was completed November 18, 1626.
St. Peter's Basilica was constructed 1506-1626.
Saint Peter's Square is located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.Find out more about St. Peter's Basilica at http://vaticanart.net/st-peters-basilica-architecture
The dome of Saint Peter's which is 452 feet at its highest.
St. Mark's Basilica was constructed in 1094, so now it should be 916 years old.
St. Peter's Basilica was constructed from 1506-1626.
Basilica Papale di San Pietro was started in 1506 and completed in1626 .
St. Peters Basilica is located in Vatican City, Rome.Vatican City is also the worlds smallest country.Find out more about St. Peter's Basilica at http://vaticanart.net/st-peters-basilica-architecture
The current basilica was constructed between the years 1506 and 1626. It is on the site of the earlier basilica which was in such poor state that it could not be renovated or salvaged.
Construction on St. Patrick Basilica in Ottawa, Canada, was begun in 1866 and completed, or nearly completed, by 1872 when it was blessed by the bishop.
Nobody is buried in the altar at Saint Peter's, however, the altar is built directly over the tomb of St. Peter, the first apostle.
St. Peter's Basilica was constructed between 1506 and 1626. Though further work was done to the edifice after that period. Even at that, however, the basic Basilica being constructed in 120 years qualifies as "breakneck speed" in the realm of Medieval cathedral building - 300 years was much more typical.
Saint Paul's basilica is located in Rome.