The Dome Of The Basilica Of St. Peter With A Christmas Star In The Vatican City Editorial Image

View of the dome of the Basilica of St. Peter with a Christmas star in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The dome projected by Michelangelo. The dome stands 136 m 447ft tall. St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the holiest temples for Christendom and one of the largest churches in the world. Besides, it is where the Pope presides many liturgies all year round. The construction of the new basilica began in 1506, when the old basilica had been torn down, and was finished in 1626. The basilica was called St Peter’s after one of Jesus’s twelve disciples known as Saint Peter, who became one of the founders of the Catholic Church and was executed in Rome and buried where the Basilica now stands.