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The Building of St. Peter's Cathedral,
Rome
Renaissance
1505: Pope Julius II commissions Bramante
to design the new of St. Peter's. He resurrects the technique of building
in concrete.
April 18,1506: Foundation stone laid for the church; work continues
under Bramante until 1514. Only the four crossing
piers are built.
1514: Raphael appointed chief architect
of St. Peter's.
1514-1520: Work continues under Raphael
until his death.
1520-1546: Various architects work on St. Peter's.
1546: Pope Paul III appoints Michelangelo
chief architect.
1546-1564: Michelangelo works on St. Peter's,
but refuses pay.
Baroque
1588-1590: Michelangelo's designs, including the dome, are completed
by Giacomo della Porta. Carlo Maderno adds
a nave, changing the central plan to a basilica plan church.
1608-1615: Maderno add a new façade
onto his nave.
1623-1644: Gianlorenzo Bernini builds
the tabernacle over the high altar.
1656-1657: Bernini builds the colonnades
around the piazza in front of St. Peter's.
1657-1666: Bernini designs the Throne
of St. Peter in the apse.