St Peter's Basilica in Rome was built in 324 AD by Constantine and is the greatest church in the world. It is the spiritual centre of Christendom and has been worked on by some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen. The poignant "La Pieta", Michelangelo's famous marble sculpture of Mary holding her dead Son, can be seen in the right aisle, and the A. di Cambio bronze statue of St Peter whose right foot the faithful kiss and is being worn away by the stream of pious visitors over the centuries.

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