Experts conducting the first renovation in 250 years of a towering altar canopy in the Vatican provided a sneak peek of their progress on Tuesday, with centuries-old gilding glowing anew. Standing 29 metres (95 feet) tall -- the height of a 10-storey building -- the Baldachin by Italian sculpto...
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