[simiones]

Off-topic, but all that the St Peter's Cathedral in Rome gave me was of obscene wealth and displays of wealth.

For awe, I would much more recommend the Pantheon, especially knowing that you're stepping into a building for which 500 years is barely more than a quarter of its history.

[JetSpiegel]

Of course, the Pantheon that stands today is not even the original, it was rebuilt at least twice, from what I can tell.

One of the emperors that rebuilt it still kept the "Agrippa did this" inscription, you don't mess with Augustus.

[dragonwriter]

> Off-topic, but all that the St Peter's Cathedral in Rome gave me was of obscene wealth and displays of wealth.

Even further off-topic, but if you are referring to the big church in the Vatican adjacent to St. Peter’s Square, it is Saint Peter’s Basilica; it is the second-ranking of the four major basilicas but it is not (though many tourist-focussed lists of cathedrals include it) a cathedral.

The cathedral that is the seat of the Bishop of Rome (and also the first-ranking of the four major basilicas) is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

[simiones]

Yes, you are right.