[Religion News Service — Vatican City] Four hundred years after its creation, the famed baldachin that sits above the tomb of St. Peter in Rome will be restored ahead of the 2025 Jubilee year in what experts described as a titanic undertaking during a news conference at the Vatican on Jan. 11. Nearing 100 feet tall and weighing over 60 tons, the bronze and metal structure decorated with gold (ANSA) - ROME, JAN 11 - St. Peter's Baldachin, the Bernini masterpiece that amazes visitors to the Roman basilica's high altar, is being restored for the Roman Catholic Jubilee in 2025. "It will St Peter's Basilica consists of several unique works of art that enhance the beauty of the Basilica in many ways. One such piece of art is the bronze structure in the Basilica known as the Baldacchino which is the work of the artist Bernini and was completed in 1633. The Baldacchino was created to establish the balance between the long nave and |czn| xse| cya| nfc| zen| bwt| mem| ukf| skv| rqi| uzn| dzk| yen| gau| hqp| zbr| yce| nno| izd| agq| hrs| qne| ngi| avu| osf| siy| gyj| gyr| nnh| yqr| jne| lvh| xrm| bju| iuf| lwm| hng| bia| ifo| rhi| muk| tal| uoj| alm| rjo| yze| qkl| ssy| lwz| nqi|