What did Michelangelo add to St Peter's Basilica?
What did Michelangelo add to St Peter's Basilica? Michelangelo designed a dome that would actually dwarf the nearby Pantheon. It would be smaller than the Pantheon in diameter, but stand much, much higher. Made almost entirely of heavy masonry, the dome stretches 138 feet in diameter and rises 452 feet above the street.
What is the most valuable item in the Vatican?
Valued by some as high as €2 billion, Nero's bathtub is one of the most precious works in the Vatican Museums. Stretching a whopping 25ft in diameter, it's made of a deep red/purple porphyry marble. This stone was quarried from a single source in Egypt and no other deposits of it have ever been found.
What is the largest church in the world?
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world.