Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Tempietto

When: Built in 1502
Who: built by Bramante
Where: in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio
Why: to commemorate the exact spot where St. Peter's cross/crucifixion was thought to have been (which turned out to be wrong
Fun Facts:

  • Model renaissance building, balanced, symmetrical 
  • Interior is plain; four evangelists in four "corners"

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