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The Resurrection (La Resurrezione) is a bronze and brass sculpture by Pericle Fazzini in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Rome. [1] Intended to capture the anguish of 20th century mankind living under the threat of nuclear war, La Resurrezione depicts Jesus rising from a nuclear crater in the Garden of Gethsemane. Fazzini summarized the action of ...
It is dominated by an 800-quintal (80-tonne) bronze/copper-alloy [3] sculpture by Pericle Fazzini entitled La Resurrezione (Italian for The Resurrection). [4] [5] A smaller meeting hall, known as Synod Hall (Aula del Sinodo), is located in the building as well. This hall sits at the east end on a second floor.
Papal tombs; Papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica; Paul VI Audience Hall; Tomb of the Julii; Torre San Giovanni; Scala Regia; Via della Conciliazione; Vatican Climate Forest; Vatican Heliport; Vatican Hill; Vatican Necropolis; Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah; Postage stamps and postal history of Vatican City; Public holidays in ...
Pope Francis's weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday was briefly interrupted by two women from an animal rights group, who shouted and held up signs against bullfighting. The women ...
The museum and collection were enlarged by Clement's successor Pius VI. Today, the museum houses works of Greek and Roman sculpture. Some notable galleries are as follows: Octagonal Court (aka Belvedere Courtyard and Cortile delle Statue): this was where some of the first ancient classical statues in the papal collections were first displayed ...
In modern times, the Tower houses papal apartments used by popes when maintenance work is being done on the Apostolic Palace and also is reserved for illustrious guests of the Pontiffs. [4] In 1979, Pope John Paul II temporarily moved into Torre San Giovanni while the work in his official apartment was being completed. [5]
Aug. 16—A 42-year-old minimalist sculpture was removed from the front of Springfield City Hall on Wednesday to be placed into storage while its future is decided. Oracle's Vision, which was ...
Typically, dementia is associated with classic symptoms like confusion and memory loss. But new research finds that there could be a less obvious risk factor out there: your cholesterol levels ...