When I visited Rome in the summer of 2013, I was instantly awestruck with St. Peter’s Basilica. Standing in the the Piazza San Pietro looking at St. Peter’s Basilica is a feeling I will never forget. The Basilica’s renaissance and baroque architecture make an instant impression on those who gaze upon it. The impressive basilica only gets better as you enter.

The shear size of the interior alone is impressive to those who take in all the beauty of St. Peter’s. The basilica contains priceless pieces of art such as Michelangelo’s Pietà. The construction of St. Peter’s Basilica began in 1506 and was completed in 1626. Each nave of St. Peter’s contains mosaics, paintings, sculptures important to the Catholic faith and history of St. Peter’s Basilica.