Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio

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The Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio is a small, perfectly proportioned High Renaissance chapel in Rome designed by Donato Bramante, celebrated as a masterpiece of classical harmony and architectural clarity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance building
chapel
circular temple
architect Donato Bramante
architecturalStyle High Renaissance
classical architecture
category Catholic chapels in Rome
Donato Bramante buildings
Renaissance architecture in Rome
considered canonical example of centralized plan
masterpiece of High Renaissance architecture
country Italy
dedicatedTo Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
denomination Roman Catholic
hasAxis centralized vertical axis
hasElement balustrade
cella
niche with statue of Saint Peter
stylobate
hasFeature crypt beneath the cella
drum with metopes and triglyphs
hemispherical dome
peristyle of Doric columns
hasOrder Doric order
hasPlan circular plan
hasProportion harmonic classical proportions
heritageCriteria part of Historic Centre of Rome
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

protected historic monument
inception c. 1502
early 16th century
influenced Renaissance centralized church designs
Renaissance architecture
surface form: Western classical architecture
influencedBy Temple of Vesta
ancient Roman temples
locatedIn Rome
Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Pietro in Montorio

Trastevere
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
material stone
travertine
partOf Cloister of San Pietro in Montorio
patron Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
symbolizes martyrdom of Saint Peter
usedFor commemoration of site of Saint Peter’s crucifixion

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Renaissance architecture notableWork Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
Donato Bramante notableWork Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
High Renaissance hasNotableWork Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio locatedIn Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San Pietro in Montorio
Cloister of San Pietro in Montorio surrounds Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
Cloister of San Pietro in Montorio frames Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
Cloister of San Pietro in Montorio hasCentralFeature Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio
this entity surface form: Tempietto of Bramante