St. Peter's Basilica: Then and Now
Constantine's basilica over the tomb of St Peter stood for more than a thousand years before it was demolished from 1506 to make way for the present church, completed in 1626.
Before
Today
Key facts
| Country today | Vatican City |
| Status | Rebuilt |
| Date | 1626 |
| Nearest city on the map | Rome (about 3 km) |
| Location | 41.902° N, 12.453° E |
St. Peter's BasilicaOpen St. Peter's Basilica in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Rome |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Roman Republic |
| 323 BC–301 BC | Rome |
| 300 BC–201 BC | Roman Republic |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Ostrogoths |
| 600–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–899 | Papal States |
| 900–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1099 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1100–1879 | Papal States |
| 1880–1913 | Italy |
| 1914–1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920–today | Italy |
Other landmarks nearby
PantheonStanding · AD 125
ColosseumRuins · AD 80
Florence CathedralStanding · 1436
Leaning Tower of PisaStanding · 1372
Diocletian's PalaceRuins · AD 305
St Mark's BasilicaStanding · 1092
Battles and sites nearby
- Battle of the Milvian Bridge · AD 312