What is St. Peter's Basilica?
{{Infobox church | denomination = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] | name = St. Peter's Basilica | fullname = Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican | native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|it|Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano}}|{{native name|la|Basilica Sancti Petri}}}} | image = Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano September 2015-1a.jpg | img capt = Main [[façade]] and [[dome]] of St. Peter's Basilica seen from [[St. Peter's Square]] | imagealt = Ornate building in the early morning with a giant order of columns beneath a Latin inscription, fourteen statues on the roofline, and large dome on top. | pushpin map = Rome#Vatican#Italy | pushpin label position = none | pushpin map alt = Map showing the various buildings and structures of Vatican City in purple with a red dot indicating the location of St. Peter's Basilica | coordinates = {{coord|41|54|08|N|12|27|12|E|display=inline,title}} | map caption = Location on a map of Rome | country = [[Holy See]] | location = [[Vatican City]] | tradition = [[Latin Rite]] | website = {{URL|http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/monumenti/basilica-di-s-pietro.html|St. Peter's Basilica}} | dedication = [[Saint Peter]] | consecrated date = 18 November 1626 | status = [[Major basilica#Papal Basilicas|Papal]] [[major basilica]] | architect = {{unbulleted list || [[Donato Bramante]] | [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] | [[Michelangelo]] | [[Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola]] | [[Giacomo della Porta]] | [[Carlo Maderno]] | [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] | [[Carlo Fontana]]}} | style = [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] | groundbreaking = 18 April 1506 | completed date = {{end date|1626|11|18|df=y}} | length = {{convert|220|m|ft}} | width = {{convert|150|m|ft}} | height max = {{convert|136.6|m|ft}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dome|url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/monumenti/basilica-di-s-pietro/cupola.html|website=vaticanstate.va|access-date=2019-02-25|archive-date=2015-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015110