Detail of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, built by Michelangelo Buonarroti, completed by the architect Giacomo della Porta, within St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

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