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The 23 pages that link to St. Peter's Basilica, each with the reason it gives.

• Renaissance architectureBroader topic: Its evolving designs show the scale and ambition of High Renaissance church architecture.

• Vatican CityBroader topic: It is the city-state’s most prominent religious landmark.

• Pope Leo XRelated: Fundraising for its rebuilding helped drive the indulgence campaign.

• High RenaissanceBroader topic: Its rebuilding embodied the scale and institutional ambition of Renaissance Rome.

• Florence CathedralCompared with: Its dome followed a different structural and architectural tradition from Brunelleschi’s Florentine prototype.

• BasilicaBroader topic: It is one of the four major basilicas and a prominent example of monumental Christian architecture.

• Carlo MadernoBroader topic: Maderno extended its nave and designed the monumental façade completed in 1612.

• Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaRelated: Palestrina served as maestro di cappella at the basilica during a central period of his career.

• Pope Urban VIIIRelated: Urban sponsored major additions and decorations to the basilica.

• Renaissance papacyBroader topic: Its rebuilding displayed papal authority through architecture and drew on church revenues and patronage.

• Saint PeterBroader topic: The basilica makes Peter’s Roman tomb tradition central to a major pilgrimage site.

• Johann TetzelRelated: Proceeds from the indulgence campaign were divided in part to support its construction.

• Simon PeterBroader topic: The basilica makes Peter’s enduring cult and claimed tomb visible in Rome.

• Francesco BorrominiRelated: Work on the basilica brought Borromini into Rome's central architectural establishment.

• Donato BramanteRelated: Bramante began its reconstruction and proposed a centralized plan, later revised by other architects.

• St. Peter's SquareRelated: The square frames the basilica's façade and serves as its principal public forecourt.

• Archbasilica of Saint John LateranCompared with: It is more famous and larger, but it is not Rome’s cathedral.

• Giacomo della PortaRelated: Della Porta continued its construction and completed its dome after Michelangelo's death.

• Giuliano da SangalloBroader topic: Sangallo submitted designs during the basilica’s long rebuilding project.

• Girolamo FrescobaldiRelated: He served as organist at the basilica, one of his most prominent posts.

• Italian architectureBroader topic: Its evolving design displays the scale and ambition of papal architecture.

• James the GreatCompared with: Its apostolic shrine contrasts with James’s principal shrine at Santiago de Compostela.

• Ponte Sant'AngeloRelated: The bridge lies on a historic approach from central Rome toward the basilica.