Cathedraldle
Puzzle #12 was St. Peter's Basilica.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. It was initially planned in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the ageing Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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What the record says
Puzzle 12 ran on 27 Jul 2026 and the answer was St. Peter's Basilica, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - Vatican City; Denomination - Catholicism; Architectural style - baroque-rococo, renaissance-mannerist. The numbers: Built century - 16 c..
Beyond the grid the record adds Heritage status - part of UNESCO World Heritage Site; Height - 136.6 m.
Cathedraldle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Vatican City
- Denomination
- Catholicism
- Architectural style
- baroque-rococo, renaissance-mannerist
- Built century
- 16 c.
Also on the record
- Heritage status
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Height
- 136.6 m