The Braccio Nuovo (New Wing) of the Chiaramonti Museum in Vatican City
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Sunlight illuminates the Braccio Nuovo’s coffered vault, marble statues, and richly patterned floor
The Braccio Nuovo stretches into a stately corridor, framed by towering marble columns and rows of statues set within
graceful niches. Above, the coffered ceiling recedes toward the far doorway, where skylights cast bright patches across
the polished floor. Visitors move quietly through the gallery, bringing life and scale to this serene setting, where
classical sculpture and elegant architecture fill the Vatican Museums with a sense of timeless grandeur.
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