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Replicas of Solomon's Temple

  • El EscorialKing Philip II of Spain stood at the foot of Mount Abantos in 1563 and laid the cornerstone for a structure that would redefine his reign.
  • Sistine ChapelPope Sixtus IV ordered the demolition of a ruinous chapel called the Cappella Maggiore in 1473. The old structure had leaning walls and was described as…