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Decorative ironwork
St Peter's Basilica, Rome: the dome and baldacchino
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NOTES: The dome was designed by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta and Fontana in 1590. The baldacchino over the high altar was designed by Bernini and unveiled on 28 June 1633 by Pope Urban VIII.
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London: detail of the gilded wrought-iron screen on the south side of the choir
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NOTES: The screen is the work of Jean Tijou.
Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam: a trellised gazebo in the ornamental garden
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NOTES: Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, built in 1745-1747 to designs by the Prussian aristocrat and architect, Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdoff. The creation of the Park, organised around several buildings, began soon after the completion of the palace.