Bramante's Tempietto

Walking Tours of Rome

Tempietto

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In a small courtyard to the right of the church of San Pietro in Montorio, stands the Tempietto, an extremely important Renaissance work by Donato Bramante (1444-1514). 

The small temple, which takes the form of a circular building, stands on what was thought to be the exact site of the martyrdom of St Peter.