Canopy of St Peter's Basilica getting facelift

VATICAN CITY - The Canopy of St Peter's Basilica in Rome is getting a facelift after 250 years.

This is in preparation for the World Jubilee in 2025.

Over 30 million pilgrims expected to visit the holy city.

The canopy last saw a major restoration in 1758.

It's one of the most famous works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, nicknamed the second Michelangelo.

It was created in collaboration with the revered Italian architect Francesco Borromini.

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