Saint Peter's Basilica
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Dome
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| Function / usage: |
Basilica
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| Completed in: | 1590 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Vatican City, Europe |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 54' 8.00" N 12° 27' 12.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 137 m | |
| total length | 193 m | |
| dome | diameter | 42 m |
Materials
| dome |
masonry
|
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| tension ring |
iron
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Chronology
| 18th century | The original iron tension rings placed in the masonry dome by Michelangelo were apparently insufficient so that serious cracking appeared in the dome by the 18th century. Vatican engineers added several more tension rings which seems to have been sufficient until now. |
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Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Petersdom
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Great Buildings Online: St. Peter's of Rome
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PBS: Building Big - St. Peter's Basilica
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PERI GmbH: PERI UP Gerüstlösung für ungestörten Kirchenbetrieb während der Restaurierung
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PERI GmbH: PERI UP scaffold solution ensures uninterrupted church activities during restoration work
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Sacred Destinations: St. Peter's Basilica
Relevant Publications
- Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France), ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 298-299
- Kuppeln aller Zeiten, aller Kulturen, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421030626, 1996; pp. 98-105
- Poleni's Manuscripts about the Dome of Saint Peter's, presented at Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006.
- Saving the dome of St Peter's, in "Construction History", 2003 v. 19
- Technicians and Master Builders for the Dome of St. Peter’s in Vatican in the Eighteenth Century, presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001062 |
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| Created: | 05/10/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |