St. Peter's Basilica

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St. Peter's Basilica is a monumental Renaissance church in Vatican City, renowned as one of the holiest Catholic shrines and a masterpiece of architecture and art.

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Label Occurrences
St. Peter's Basilica canonical 106
St. Peter’s Basilica 45
Basilica of Saint Peter 10

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture
Roman Catholic church
basilica
church building
pilgrimage site
tourist attraction
architect Carlo Maderno
Donato Bramante
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Michelangelo
Raphael
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Renaissance architecture
builtOnSiteOf Old St. Peter's Basilica
capacity over 60,000 people
completionDate 1626
consecrationDate 1626
constructionStartDate 1506
containsWork St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Michelangelo's Pietà
monuments to various popes
statue of Saint Peter Enthroned
country Vatican City
dedicatedTo Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
denomination Roman Catholic
floorArea approximately 15,160 square metres
hasPart Apse
St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baldachin of St. Peter

Chair of Saint Peter
Confessio of Saint Peter
Nave
Papal Altar
Pietà Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
surface form: St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes

St. Peter's Square
Transept
St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
surface form: dome of St. Peter's Basilica
height 136.6 metres
heightOfDome 136.6 metres
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1506
length approximately 220 metres
liturgicalStatus papal major basilica
patriarchal basilica
locatedIn Vatican Hill
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Tiber
surface form: Tiber River
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vatican City
location Vatican City
namedAfter Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
near Apostolic Palace
Apostolic Palace
surface form: Sistine Chapel

Vatican Museums
notableFeature iconic dome dominating Rome's skyline
one of the largest churches in the world
operator Holy See
ownedBy Holy See
partOf Vatican City
surface form: Vatican City UNESCO World Heritage Site
patron Pope Julius II
Pope Paul V
Pope Urban VIII
rank one of the four major basilicas of Rome
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent canonization ceremonies
major papal liturgical celebrations
papal coronations (historical)
traditionHoldsBurialPlaceOf Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
use papal liturgies
pilgrimage
tourism
visitorNumber millions of visitors per year
width approximately 150 metres

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Holy See significantBuilding St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica hasPart St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: dome of St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica hasPart St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baldachin of St. Peter
St. Peter's Basilica hasPart St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes
St. Peter's Basilica containsWork St. Peter's Basilica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baldachin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Rome contains St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
First Vatican Council heldAt St. Peter's Basilica
Apostolic Palace locatedNear St. Peter's Basilica
Second Vatican Council heldIn St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Renaissance architecture notableWork St. Peter's Basilica
Apostle Peter shrine St. Peter's Basilica
Pope preachesFrom St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St Peter’s Basilica
Pope John Paul II placeOfBurial St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Benedict XVI burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Domus Sanctae Marthae locatedNear St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Paul VI placeOfBurial St. Peter's Basilica
Kazan Cathedral inspiredBy St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter's Basilica colonnade
Pope Leo X supportedConstructionOf St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Leo X burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City contains St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Julius III burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Pope Julius III burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Carlo Maderno notableWork St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: façade of St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Julius II burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica replacedBy St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica demolishedToMakeWayFor St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: new St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica successor St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Renaissance St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Square adjacentTo St. Peter's Basilica
Donato Bramante burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Confessio of Saint Peter locatedIn St. Peter's Basilica
Confessio of Saint Peter associatedWith St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Papal altar of St. Peter's Basilica
Chair of Saint Peter locatedIn St. Peter's Basilica
Chair of Saint Peter alsoKnownAs St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Throne of Saint Peter
Michelangelo's Pietà location St. Peter's Basilica
Michelangelo's Pietà associatedWith St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter's Basilica treasury
Pietà Chapel locatedIn St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Pietà Chapel partOf St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Pietà Chapel associatedWith St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Pietà Chapel category St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Interior of St. Peter’s Basilica
Pietà Chapel near St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: narthex of St. Peter’s Basilica
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini locatedIn St. Peter's Basilica
subject surface form: Cathedra Petri
Vatican Hill contains St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Paul V burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Paul V commissioned St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Urban VIII burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls otherMajorBasilica St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St Peter's Basilica
Basilica of Saint Mary Major otherMajorPapalBasilica St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: St. Peter’s Basilica
Clement VIII burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
this entity surface form: Basilica of Saint Peter
Pope Gregory XIII burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica