Question
Which of the four plans of St. Peter’s Basilica is represented in the image below?
A plan of Saint Peter's Basilica. The plan has one long hallway and three short hallways in the shape of a cross. The outside of the three short hallways are arched. The long hallway has a rectangular entrance.
a.
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica
b.
Bramante’s plan
c.
Michelangelo’s plan
d.
Maderno’s plan
A plan of Saint Peter's Basilica. The plan has one long hallway and three short hallways in the shape of a cross. The outside of the three short hallways are arched. The long hallway has a rectangular entrance.
a.
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica
b.
Bramante’s plan
c.
Michelangelo’s plan
d.
Maderno’s plan
Answers
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Based on the description provided, the plan you are referring to, with a long central nave and three short transepts in the shape of a cross, suggests that it most closely aligns with **Maderno’s plan** for St. Peter’s Basilica.
Maderno's design, completed in the early 17th century, features a longer nave and a more traditional Latin cross layout with the arched transepts, in contrast to the earlier designs by Bramante and Michelangelo, which had different configurations.
Therefore, the answer is:
d. Maderno’s plan.
Maderno's design, completed in the early 17th century, features a longer nave and a more traditional Latin cross layout with the arched transepts, in contrast to the earlier designs by Bramante and Michelangelo, which had different configurations.
Therefore, the answer is:
d. Maderno’s plan.