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Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave
The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican. But as 133 of the world's cardinals prepared to enter the conclave May 7 to elect the new pope, the Sistine Chapel has been closed to visitors since April 28.
Red curtains are hung on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Sistine Chapel is furnished with tables, ballots, pens, and ...
Various security measures are in place to prevent the transmitting of information, and cardinals will be in a protective ...
The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...
Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...
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The 552-Year-Old Sistine Chapel Has the WILDEST Design Details You've Ever SeenThe conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...
From a realistic, picture-perfect painting to a captivating view of the chimney installation on top of the Sistine Chapel, ...
To ensure the absolute secrecy of the conclave, the Vatican has enlisted a combination of high-security technologies and ...
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The digital shielding of the Sistine Chapel for the conclave: 650 surveillance cameras, inhibitors, and armed agentsThe Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...
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