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St. Peter's Baldachin is unveiled

1620 CE · Vatican City, Europe · Culture

St. Peter's Baldachin is unveiled
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St. Peter's Baldachin is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica.

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