The world has a new Pope, Leo XIV, and on this occasion, 3D is bringing a major landmark of Rome and the world to our library. This entry is a highly-detailed model of St Peter's Square and Basilica, which can be printed in larger scales or with resin with stunning results.

Construction of the present masterpiece of Italian High Renaissance and UNESCO World Heritage site began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626. Many different architects and artists participated, including Bramante, Michelangelo, Maderno and Bernini. It replaced an older basilica from the 4th century built by Constantine the Great.

It is the largest church in the world by interior measure and one of the holiest in Catholicism, although it is not a cathedral. It's importance lies in the tradition of St. Peter, one of Jesus' apostles and the first Pope, being buried in the site.

Some architectural features:

Its dome is among one of the largest in the world and still is the tallest. It is the second tallest structure in Rome's skyline.

The square can hold up to 80,000 people, who usually gather on special occasions to listen to the Pope.

The facade designed by Carlo Maderno, is 114.69 meters (376.3 ft) wide and 45.55 meters (149.4 ft) high and is built of travertine stone, with a giant order of Corinthian columns and a central pediment rising in front of a tall attic surmounted by thirteen statues: Christ flanked by eleven of the Apostles (except Saint Peter, whose statue is left of the stairs) and John the Baptist.The inscription below the cornice on the 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall frieze reads: IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII

(In honour of the Prince of Apostles, Paul V Borghese, a Roman, Supreme Pontiff, in the year 1612, the seventh of his pontificate)