Rome, Italy (Italian Republic)
ST PETER'S BASILICA IS ILLUMINATED WITH A NEW SYSTEM.
The newly restored St. Peter's Basilica is illuminated with a new system December 17. Pope John Paul presided over the ceremony to illumate the largest church in Christendom for the Holy Year 2000. St. Peter's has undergone a major facelift ahead of the jubilee, or Holy Year, celebrations, during which some 27 million pilgrims are expected in the Eternal City.
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