In 1626, St. Peter's cost $33 Billion. What would it cost now?

How much – in modern dollars – did St. Peter’s Basilica cost to build? And how much would it cost to build an exact replica today?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:23 The original costs of St. Peter's
4:10 Contextualizing the costs
6:17 Masterworks
7:29 Converting to modern dollars
9:03 Comparing modern megaprojects
9:55 St. Peter's vs. Taj Mahal
10:55 How much would it cost today?
11:53 Estimate One
13:51 Estimate Two

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