Italy, Rome, Old St. Peter 326-333 - A History of Romanesque Architecture 300 - 1300 (sitios de interés)
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The problem with the churches of Rome is that almost nothing remains of the earliest architecture. They have been rebuilt many times.
At least since the second century, the spot was thought to be the location of the tomb of Saint Peter, where there stood a small shrine. Construction was begun on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine I between 326 and 333, and took about 30 years to complete. The design was a typical basilica form.
St. Peter in about 1483 certainly before 1506 when it was torn down and the present building was begun by Leone Battista Alberti and Bernardo Rossellin. Drawing Wikipedia