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No balcony in the world

has borne more Popes than

the Vatican’s Loggia delle

Benedizioni. Every new Pope

since the 17th century has

appeared before the public on

the central balcony of St Peter’s

Basilica. The Pope also gives his

‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing from here

at Christmas and Easter giving

the balcony its name which

means ‘Loggia of the Blessings’.

BY CORNELIA KUMFERT

Featuring a religious leader a style

icon and a pair of star-crossed

lovers we present famous ...

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Balcony

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