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Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy

Basilica of Santa Sabina and Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Fifth Century

what is the name for this large gilded architectural detail that hovers over the altars in some Italian cathedrals like a UFO intent on decimating the congregation, specifically the free floating kind?

Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia

Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia

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