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How much of St. Peter’s Basilica had been built when Donato Bramante died?
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Donato Bramante
Donato Bramante.
At the time of Donato Bramante’s death in 1514, the construction of the new St. Peter’s Basilica had scarcely begun to take shape. Although the project was one of the most ambitious of its time, both Bramante and his patron, Pope Julius II, died before significant portions of the structure could be completed.12