Five-Year Project to Restore Raphael Loggia

Vatican Museums launch 5-year project to restore Raphael Loggia.
$5.5M project, first major renovation in 500 years.
65-meter Raphael Loggia, conceived for Pope Leo X.
Dry cleaning with lasers, per Paolo Violini.
Schwarzman Foundation and World Monuments Fund fund $14M.
Special glass protects art from harmful rays and heat/humidity.
Pope Leo XIV walks Loggia to reach audiences in Holy See.
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