Fabbrica di San Pietro
The Fabbrica di San Pietro is the Vatican institution responsible for St Peter's Basilica, its dome and the necropolis under it. It sells the dome climb and the Scavi visit separately from the Vatican Museums.
Example
A Vatican Museums ticket never includes the dome or the Scavi, because those belong to the Fabbrica and are booked on its own site.
Sources: basilicasanpietro.va
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