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ROME
Churches
San Pietro in Montorio (via Garibaldi)
Was built in the ninth century at the place where Saint Peter was supposedly crucified (probably in the Circus of Nero at the foot of the Vatican hill), and was rebuilt at the end of the fifteenth century. Inside, a single nave with polygonal apse is decorated by precious frescoes and paintings. In the courtyard to the right of the church rises the celebrated Tempietto by Bramante, a circular building with dome, enclosed by 16 granite columns. Built in 1502, it is considered one of the masterpieces of the Renaissance. |
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