European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pipe John Paul ii the 264th Bishop of borne. Training tamp fat new Sola go Ards the Tot diet who Hove guarded tha Vatican since the Early soot. Over the altar. Bernini s grand colonnade formed of two semicircles surmounted by heroic Alalue of the saints makes is. Peter s Square one of the most magnificent outdoor spaces in thu world wrote James Fallows in tha december National geographic maintaining the Vatican s museums gardens and buildings requires constant attention. Green protective netting temporarily covers the facade of St. Peters which is being cleaned and refurbished shielded scaffolding also obstructs part of the sistine Chapel where a 12-year project is under Way to restore Michelangelo s Selling and other priceless paintings to their original splendor tha work in being done under an agreement Between the Vatican and a japanese television network which paid $3 million for the rights to chronicle the restoration. In May 1972. A crazed Manwill a Hammer severely damaged Michelangelo s Pieta in the Basilica. The White Marble statue was painstakingly repaired before Christmas thai year. Today it is behind bulletproof Glass. Plainclothes men Are deployed throughout the display rooms of the Vatican museums. From a Central control room supervisors Monitor 25 closed circuit to screens. The Vatican. Fallows writes cannot Vatican museums a. Gregorian vein museum b. Missionary ethnological museum c. Pin Coleci picture Callery d. Historical museum underground e. Get Goren egyptian and etruscan museums f. Plo Clementine museum a Chiaramonti museum h. Collection of modern religious Art 1. Ethiopian College i. Vatican radio 3. Government Pau 4. Railroad station 5. St. Stephen s Church 6. St. Pius x pets Emmry 7. Sacristy and Treasury 8. Fail audience half9. Falice of the holy office 10, teutonic College 11. Arto Dille Campine Arch
