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.
