| 1 | This hall is entirely different from any of the royal courts I have seen in the west. | |
| 2 | The hall burned down in 1889 and was rebuilt soon after. | |
| 3 | Galileo was buried in Florence's Santa Croce Basilica about 100 years after his death. | |
| 4 | The original throne sits in the middle, surrounded by some fine bronzes. This hall was the most decorative of all the halls. | |
| 5 | Earlier, plain-clothed security men followed the Pope as he walked in procession up the central nave of the basilica. |
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