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Still, the huge basilica of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, a huge Byzantine-style church enveloping the original Mother Church is an amazing edifice.
To the right of the loggia (north of the basilica), is the restored Torre dell’Orologio (Clock Tower), reopened in 2000 in time for its 500th anniversary.
The Lower Basilica was begun in 1228, two years after Francis’ death and the year of his canonization, and the frescoes were painted in the 14th century, but a Renaissance porch now precedes the Gothic side entrance.
In the Upper Basilica, reopened in 2000 after intense round-the-clock restoration, Cimabue’s works in the apse and left transept have turned black, looking like photo negatives because of the oxidized white lead in his paints, yet you can still feel the intensity of the crowd’s anguish in his Crucifixion, blessedly untouched by the earthquake’s damaging force.
The power of Rome endures both in the spirituality evoked by every stone of St. Peter’s Basilica and in the almost physical awe inspired by the splendors of Vatican City.