Undated photo provided Tuesday May 27, 2008 by the 'Fabbrica di San Pietro in Vaticano,' showing a partial section of the right-half of St. Peter's Basilica with the underlying grottoes where pagan tombs were reopened by the Vatican - part of the largest and most luxurious of the pagan tombs in the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica -, after nearly a year of restoration work. The Valeri Mausoleum, which was unveiled to media on Tuesday, was built by a family of former slaves at the beginning of the second half of the second century, during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is one of 22 pagan tombs in the grottoes under the basilica. Tourists can have a guided tour of the grottoes by appointment. (AP Photo/Fabbrica di San Pietro in Vaticano, HO) LEGEND FOR SECTION NOT AVAILABLE NO SALES
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05/27/2008 11:58:04 AM PDT by
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05/27/2008 11:58:41 AM PDT by
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I heard that one can get a special pass to see some of this subterranean stuff under St. Peter's.
I wonder if that's true.
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05/27/2008 12:07:53 PM PDT by
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05/27/2008 12:07:56 PM PDT by
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05/28/2008 7:12:52 AM PDT by
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