Saint Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal enclave that is within the city of Rome, Italy.Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
April—September: 7:00 AM—7:00 PM
October—March: 7:00 AM—6:30 PM - Type: Church
- Description: church in Vatican City
Photo: Colling-architektur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Schlurcher, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Евгений Пивоваров, CC BY 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Sistine Chapel
Photo: Maus-Trauden, GPL.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Sistine Chapel is situated 100 metres northeast of Saint Peter's Basilica.
St. Peter's Square
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter's Square is situated 170 metres east of Saint Peter's Basilica.
Vatican Library
Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 310 metres north of Saint Peter's Basilica.
Localities in the Area
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river.
Saint Peter's Basilica
- Categories: major basilica, papal basilica, tourist attraction, landmark, parish church, patriarchal basilica, cathedral, building, tourism, historic site, place of worship and religion
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90216° or 41° 54' 8" northLongitude
12.45371° or 12° 27' 13" eastElevation
62 metres (203 feet)Inception
18th November 1626Height
54 metres (177 feet)Open Location Code
8FHJWF23+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 205541334OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap Feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6269268Wikidata ID
Q12512Saint Peter's Basilica Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Tabazilikt San Pietri
- Afrikaans: Sint Pieterskerk
- Albanian: Bazilika e Shën Pjetrit
- Arabic: Basílika ni San Pedro
- Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس بطرس
- Aragonese: Basilica de Sant Per
- Armenian: Հռոմի Սուրբ Պետրոս տաճար
- Armenian: Սուրբ Պետրոսի տաճար
- Assamese: ছেইণ্ট পিটাৰ্ছ বেছিলিকা
- Assamese: ছেণ্ট পিটাৰছ বেছিলিকা
- Asturian: Basílica de San Pedru
- Asturian: basílica de San Pedru
- Asturian: basílica de San Pedru del Vaticanu
- Asturian: basílica papal de San Pedru
- Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Pyotr bazilikası
- Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Pyotr kilsəsi
- Bashkir: Изге Пётр соборы
- Basque: San Petri basilika
- Belarusian: Базыліка Сьвятога Пятра
- Belarusian: Базіліка Святога Пятра
- Belarusian: Касцёл Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане
- Belarusian: Сабор Святога Пятра
- Belarusian: Храм Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане
- Belarusian: Царква Святога Пятра ў Ватыкане
- Belarusian: базыліка сьвятога Пятра (Ватыкан)
- Belarusian: базыліка сьвятога Пятра
- Belarusian: катэдра сьвятога Пятра (Ватыкан)
- Belarusian: катэдра сьвятога Пятра
- Belarusian: папская базыліка сьвятога Пятра
- Bengali: সেন্ট পিটারের ব্যাসিলিকা
- Bhojpuri: सेंट पीटर्स बसिलिका
- Bhojpuri: सेंट पीटर्स बेसिलिका
- Bosnian: Bazilika svetog Petra
- Breton: Penniliz Sant-Pêr
- Bulgarian: Свети Петър
- Catalan: Basílica de Sant Pere
- Catalan: Sant Pere de Roma
- Catalan: Sant Pere del Vaticà
- Catalan: basílica Vaticà
- Catalan: basílica de Sant Pere del Vaticà
- Central Kurdish: کلیسای سەنت پیتەر
- Chechen: Сийлахь Петран Килс
- Chinese: Sèng Pí-tek Sèng-tn̂g
- Chinese: 圣彼得大教堂
- Chinese: 聖伯多祿大殿
- Cornish: Penneglos Sen Peder
- Crimean Tatar: Aziz Petrus bazilikası
- Croatian: Bazilika sv. Petra
- Czech: Bazilika svatého Petra
- Danish: Peterskirken
- Dutch: Sint-Pietersbasiliek
- Egyptian Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس بطرس
- English: Basilica of Saint Peter
- English: Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
- English: Saint Peter's, Vatican
- English: St. Peter's
- English: St. Peter's Basilica
- English: St Peter's Basilica
- Esperanto: Baziliko Sankta Petro
- Esperanto: Baziliko de Sankta Petro en Romo
- Estonian: Püha Peetruse basiilika
- Estonian: Rooma Peetri kirik
- Faroese: Pæturskirkjan
- Fiji Hindi: St. Peter's Basilica
- Finnish: Pietarinkirkko
- French: Basilique Saint-Pierre
- French: Saint-Pierre de Rome
- French: basilique Saint-Pierre
- Galician: Basílica de San Pedro
- Georgian: წმინდა პეტრეს ბაზილიკა
- German: Basilika St. Peter
- German: Petersbasilika
- German: Petersdom
- German: Templum Vaticanum
- German: Vatikanische Basilika
- Greek: Βασιλική του Αγίου Πέτρου
- Guarani: Peru Marangatu Vasílika
- Haitian: Bazilik St Pyè
- Hausa: Babban cocin Bitrus
- Hebrew: בזיליקת פטרוס הקדוש
- Hindi: सेंट पीटर बैसिलिका
- Hungarian: Szent Péter-bazilika
- Hungarian: Szent Péter bazilika
- Icelandic: Péturskirkjan
- Indonesian: Basilika Santo Petrus
- Irish: Baisleac Pheadair
- Italian: Basilica di San Pietro
- Italian: Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
- Italian: Papale Arcibasilica Maggiore di San Pietro in Vaticano
- Italian: Papale Basilica Maggiore di San Pietro in Vaticano
- Italian: San Pietro in Vaticano
- Italian: basilica di San Pietro
- Jamaican Creole English: Sin Piita Basilika
- Japanese: サン・ピエトロ大聖堂
- Japanese: 聖ピエトロ大聖堂
- Javanese: Basilika Santo Petrus
- Javanese: Basilika Santo Pétrus
- Kabiyè: Pɩyɛ Kɩɖeɖeu tɛ paasiliki
- Kabyle: tabaslikt n Gm Peter
- Kazakh: Әулие Петер базиликасы
- Korean: 성 베드로 대성당
- Korean: 성 베드로 대성전
- Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri
- Latin: Basilica Vaticana
- Latvian: Sv. Pētera bazilika
- Latvian: Svētā Pētera bazilika
- Latvian: Svētā Pētera bazilika Vatikānā
- Latvian: Vatikāna bazilika
- Lingala: Basiliki Monsátu Petelo
- Lingua Franca Nova: Basilica de San Pedro
- Lingua Franca Nova: Basilica de San Petro
- Lithuanian: Šventojo Petro bazilika
- Lombard: Basilega de San Peder
- Luxembourgish: Péitersdoum
- Macedonian: Базилика Свети Петар
- Malagasy: Bazilika Masindahy Piera
- Malay: Basilika Santo Peter
- Malay: Basilika St. Peter
- Malayalam: സെന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്സ് ബസലിക്ക
- Maltese: Bażilka ta' San Pietru
- Marathi: बासिलिका ऑफ सेंट पीटर
- Min Nan Chinese: Sèng Pí-tek Sèng-tn̂g
- Mongolian: Гэгээн Петрийн цогчин дуган
- Narom: Basouque Saint-Pierre
- Neapolitan: Basileca 'e San Pietro
- Nepali: सन्त पिटरयागु बासिलिका
- Newari: सन्त पिटरयागु बासिलिका
- Norwegian: Peterskirken
- Norwegian Bokmål: Peterskirken
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Peterskyrkja
- Occitan (post 1500): Basilica de Sant Pèir
- Panjabi: ਸੇਂਟ ਪੀਟਰ ਬਾਸੀਲਿਕਾ
- Persian: کلیسای سن پیترو
- Picard: Basilike ed Saint-Pière
- Polish: Bazylika Świętego Piotra
- Polish: Bazylika św. Piotra na Watykanie
- Polish: bazylika św. Piotra
- Portuguese: Basílica de São Pedro
- Romanian: Bazilica Sfântul Petru din Roma
- Romansh: Dom da s. Peder
- Russian: Собор Святого Петра
- Russian: собор Святого Петра
- Samogitian: Švėntuojė Petra bazilėka
- Saterfriesisch: Päiterssäärke
- Scots: St. Peter's Basilica
- Scottish Gaelic: Bàislig Naomh Peadar
- Serbian: Базилика Светог Петра
- Serbo-Croatian: Bazilika sv. Petra
- Sinhala: සාන්ත පීතර බැසිලිකාව
- Slovak: Bazilika svätého Petra
- Slovenian: Bazilika sv. Petra, Vatikan
- Slovenian: bazilika sv. Petra
- Slovenian: bazilika sv. Petra v Rimu
- Slovenian: vatikanska bazilika
- South Azerbaijani: موقدس سن پیترو کیلیساسی
- Spanish: Basílica de San Pedro
- Spanish: San Pedro
- Spanish: San Pedro de Roma
- Spanish: San Pedro del Vaticano
- Spanish: basilica de San Pedro
- Spanish: basílica de San Pedro
- Swahili: Basilika la Mt. Petro
- Swedish: Peterskyrkan
- Swiss German: Petersdom
- Tagalog: Basilika ni San Pedro
- Tamil: புனித பேதுரு பேராலயம்
- Tatar: İzge Petr Bazilikası
- Tatar: Изге Питер базиликасы
- Thai: มหาวิหารนักบุญเปโตร
- Tosk Albanian: Petersdom
- Turkish: Aziz Petrus Bazilikası
- Turkish: San Pietro Bazilikası
- Turkish: basilica di San Pietro
- Twi: Basilica di San Pietro
- Ukrainian: собор Святого Петра
- Urdu: پطرس باسلیکا
- Venetian: Baxełega de San Piero in Vatican
- Venetian: Bazèłega de San Piero in Vategan
- Veps: Ph. Petran päjumalanpert'
- Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Thánh Phê-rô
- Vietnamese: Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Phêrô
- Waray (Philippines): Basilica ni San Pedro
- Welsh: Basilica Sant Pedr
- Western Armenian: Սուրբ Պետրոս մայր եկեղեցի (Հռոմ)
- Western Frisian: Sint-Pitersbasilyk
- Western Frisian: Sint Pitertsjerke
- Western Panjabi: پیٹر گرجا روم
- Wu Chinese: 圣彼得大教堂
- Yiddish: פעטראס באסיליקע
- Yue Chinese: 聖伯多祿大殿
- Yue Chinese: 聖彼得大教堂
- Basílica de San Pedro del Vaticano
- Papale arcibasilica patriarcale maggiore arcipretale di San Pietro in Vaticano
- San Pietro del Vaticano
- کڵێسای سەنت پیتەر
Other Places Named Saint Peter's Basilica
In the Area
Localities
- GianicoloLocality
- BalduinaNeighbourhood
- Capitoline HillLocality, 2½ km southeast
- MonteverdeQuarter, 2½ km south
- Modern Centre
- Palatine HillLocality, 3 km southeast
Other Places
- St. AndrewMemorial, 110 metres east
- Christ the RedeemerMemorial, 100 metres east
- St. James the ElderMemorial, 110 metres east
- St. John the BaptistMemorial, 110 metres east
- St. John the EvangelistMemorial, 110 metres east
- St. James the YoungerMemorial, 110 metres east
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