Michelangelo

Rome has been called the city of domes. The greatest of them sits majestically atop St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest and grandest church in the world. By law, no building in Rome’s city center may exceed the height of St. Peter’s. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, it is a massive church in the style of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate within Rome, Italy. It contains countless treasures, antiquities, and art, and truly takes one’s breath away, both in its epic scale and artistic splendor. Its most impressive feature is its centerpiece: the great dome, soaring 448 ft high (137m) and which dominates the skyline of Rome. The dome marks the