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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- JP2_050906_053.JPG: Papal skies
- JP2_050906_067.JPG: A sculpture given to the pope when he visited Fidel Castro in 1998
- JP2_050906_072.JPG: These are part of an exhibit called "Mountain of the Lord" which tries to recreate the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Several models are presented showing how it changed over time.
- JP2_050906_092.JPG: They have various hand prints from different people called the "Hands of Peace", each with a quote.
- JP2_050906_106.JPG: This is a stone from the tomb of St. Peter, taken November 25, 1995.
"The cornerstone, containing a part taken from the area of the tomb of Saint Peter in the Vatican Basilica, will serve to symbolize the Center's union of purpose with the evangelizing efforts of the Successors of Peter." -- Pope John Paul II, May 30, 1996, Vatican City on the Occasion of the Blessing of the Cornerstone.
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- Wikipedia Description: Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center is a museum and think tank in Washington, D.C. The Center displays art from the Vatican Museums and interactive museum exhibits about religious faith. It also hosts a research center.
The concept for the center began at a meeting between Pope John Paul II and then-Bishop Adam Maida in 1988. It opened in March 2001 on 12 acres (4.9 ha) adjacent to the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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