Michelangelo, who often called as “Il Divino” (The Divine One) in his life time designed and became a chief architect the dome (cupola) of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome in 1546. After his death, the work continued by Giacomo della Porta with the assistance of Domenico Fontana.
The dome has a diameter of 42 meter and it is the largest dome in the world. It is reaching 138 meter high. The site is the buried site of Saint Peter, one of the apostle of Jesus Christ in 64 A.D.
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