Dome

Distant context view, from within Piazza San Pietro; Other designs by Bramante connected with the Vatican Palace include the loggias of the neighbouring Cortile di S Damaso (begun by 1509; completed under Raphael), which has two storeys of arches with applied pilasters at first- and second-floor levels and a colonnaded storey at the top. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/27/2008)