Why are there so many bees in the Vatican?
Why are there so many bees in the Vatican? The family reached the height of its power in the 17th century when Cardinal Maffeo Barberini became Pope Urban VIII. Under his commission, artists turned the city into a showcase of Baroque. The family's coat of arms is three bees in a V-formation, and they decorate buildings and paintings all over the city.
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