The Splendor and the Scandal

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The construction of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome took more than 100 years and was the grandest architectural undertaking of the High Renaissance. In Basilica, R.A. Scotti reveals the dark sides of St. Peter’s history, from jealous architects to ambitious popes and reluctant artists.

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