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Yes we know you
can't actually see St Peters Dome but that is because
of the fisheye lens that was used. Nevertheless, we hope
you enjoy this 360 degree photograph of one of the most
famous churches in the world. The centre of the Roman
Catholic faith, St Peters Rome attrcts pilgrims from all
over the world. Few are disappointed when they enter the
extravagantly decorated basilica beneath Michelangelo's
vast dome. A shrine was erected on the site of St Peter's
tomb in the 2nd century and the first great basilica,
ordered by the Emperor Constantine, was completed around
AD 349. By the 15th century it was falling down, so in
1506 Pope Julius II laid the first stone of a new church.
It took more than a century to build and all the great
architects of the Roman Renaissance and Baroque had a
hand in its design.
Did You Know? Charles Edward
Stuart also know as Bonnie Prince Charlie was born and
buried in Rome? His tomb is inside St Peters and he is
the only non religious figure to be buried here on account
of his brother being a cardinal.
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