It takes the average reader 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Basilica: the Splendor and the Scandal by R. A. Scotti
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In 1506, the ambitious Renaissance pope Julius II laid the foundation of a new St. Peter¿s Basilica that would be the defining event of the epoch. To build his grand church, the pope razed the most sacred shrine in Europe -- the original St. Peter¿s, erected by the emperor Constantine more than a millennium before. Here, Scotti takes us through the construction of the new basilica, an endeavor that spanned two centuries and was marred by intrigues, assassination attempts, decadence, and a sack of Rome. The popes who built St. Peter¿s coaxed and commanded the greatest work from the giants of the Renaissance and Baroque: Michelangelo, Bramante, and his protégé Raphael; the architect Giacomo della Porta; and the prodigy Bernini. Illus.
Basilica: the Splendor and the Scandal by R. A. Scotti is 299 pages long, and a total of 77,441 words.
This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read Basilica: the Splendor and the Scandal aloud.
Basilica: the Splendor and the Scandal is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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