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Originally Posted by - Paul -
Thanks chaps
Info here
The rotunda dome is the third-largest church dome in Europe and the ninth largest in the world.
Best story is this (replica bomb is on show there)
On April 9, 1942, during an afternoon air-raid, a 200 kg Luftwaffe bomb pierced the dome (two others bounced off) and fell among a congregation of more than 300 people awaiting early evening mass. It did not explode. |
what a coincidence that it was a dud.
