of the church was whitewashed. Construction Construction of the presently visible church began in the early 14th century, replacing an older Romanesque church at the same location. It was probably inaugurated in 1319 and dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, but the construction was finished only around 1380. The church is an example of Brick Gothic architecture found around the Baltic Sea, arguably most well-represented in the Marienkirche in Lübeck, which was also likely used as a direct model when building St. Peter's Church. It also displays certain influences from contemporary French Gothic architecture. The church was constructed with red bricks and was built as a Gothic basilica with a western church tower and a transept that connects to the ambulatory of the pentagonal chancel. Later alterations The church has been altered several times since its construction. The original church tower collapsed in 1420, prompting the construction of a new tower and new vaults supporting the ceiling in the western part of the building. Already in 1442, the tower again suffered a partial collapse and had to be rebuilt. It was rebuilt again as late as 1890, when it attained its present appearance after a renovation. The tower is tall. Five side chapels were erected during the late 15th century and the early 16th century, of which three survive to this day. Two of them are named after the saints Anne and Mary, respectively. The third was dedicated to Saint George but is popularly called Krämarkapellet ("The chapel of the vendors") and was built for Malmö's guild of cloth dealers but used by several of the city's guilds whose coats of arms can still be seen in the chapel. The church porch was also built some time after 1420. A substantial reconstruction of the church was made in 1847–1853 under the guidance of Carl Georg Brunius. The church was at the time in an unarguably bad condition but Brunius' renovation has nonetheless been criticized for having been harsh. The church was given an entirely new, copper roof, and large parts of the walls were replaced with new bricks. A large part of the ambulatory was entirely dismantled and rebuilt, and nearly all the buttresses of the church were heavily reconstructed. The whitewashed interior was renewed, and many of the church's Renaissance furnishings were removed; the altarpiece and organ facade were saved contrary to the wishes of Brunius, but the altarpiece