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Baldachin, St. Peter's, Vatican City, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1624–33

St. Peter's Basilica

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Also Known As	baldachino • baldaquin • ciborium

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Baldachin, St. Peter's, Vatican City, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1624–33

St. Peter's Basilica

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Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian artist

Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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