Did Michelangelo make St Peter's basilica?
Did Michelangelo make St Peter's basilica? In 1546, at age 71, Michelangelo received the greatest and final commission of his life. Pope Paul III appointed him chief architect of the sprawling St. Peter's Basilica, the opulent centerpiece of the Vatican where popes are laid to rest, and home of the tallest dome in the world.
Has the Pieta ever left the Vatican?
In 1964, the Vatican loaned the Pietà to the United States, where it was displayed as part of the 1964 New York World's Fair.