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The
design of the church of Sanf'Elig;o degli Oref;c;;
erected by the important guild of gold- and
silver-smiths and which still has its headquarters there;
has been attributed to Raphael and dated 1514 - 15. From
1516 comes the first news of the construction, finally
completed, however only in 1551. I
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mportant
modifications to the building were made at the end of the
1500's. The faqade dates back to the early 1600's. The
current look of the interior is the result of restoration
work carried out in 1977 - 78. Despite the various works
carried out, the atmosphere maintains an aspect of refined
solemnity, determined by the luminous and geometric har
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Imony of
the various parts of the building and inspired by the
architecture of Donato Bramante, independently of the exact
individualisation of,the
specific contributions to the design by Raphael and the
other architect, Baldassare Peruzzi, who could have
succeeded him. The choice of a Greek cross plan influenced
by the Bramante-style designs for St. Peters is important.
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