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The Arnolfo di Cambio baldacchino is a Gothic marble structure from 1285 that shelters the tomb of Saint Paul in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome. This ornate canopy, supported by four Corinthian columns, was unaffected by the 1823 fire and is a key part of the basilica’s historical and architectural significance.

The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura, Latin: Basilica Sancti Pauli extra mœnia) is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the city’s Seven Pilgrim Churches. The basilica is the conventual church of the adjacent Benedictine abbey. It lies within Italian territory, but the Holy See owns the basilica and it is part of the Vatican's extraterritoriality.

Arnolfo di Cambio's Baldacchino at St. Paul Outside the Walls
Location: Inside the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome.
Designer: Arnolfo di Cambio, a sculptor also known for work on Florence Cathedral.
Date: 1285.
Style: Gothic.
Material: Marble.
Purpose: To shelter and mark the tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Notable features:
Supported by four marble Corinthian columns.
Contains a statuette of St. Paul.
Significance:
It is considered one of the basilica's most important treasures.
The structure survived the fire of 1823.
It was the first of di Cambio's works in Rome, and the inscription identifies the sculptor.