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Cross in micromosaic made for the Jubilee of 1625, removed from San Peter's Holy Door in occasion of the Jubilee of 1650, now in the church of Santa Maria in Cappella that still belongs to the family of Pope Innocent X.
By Francesco Castelli Borromini and Giovan Battista Calandra.
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Borromini at Palazzo Barberini: windows of the façade, portal of the salone d'onore and helicoidal staircase (amongst other things) 1625-1633
Square staircase by Bernini under the cut, for comparison
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Portico of the Pantheon: capitel (with Barberini Bee) by Francesco Castelli Borromini, 1624/1625.
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Meridiana tetracicla: a mathematical ornament for the Pope's garden, stonework by Francesco Castelli Borromini and Agostino Radi, mathematical work by Teodosio Rossi, 1628.
Original in the Quirinale's garden and fully accessorized copy in the palace.
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