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were a speciality of Francesco Borromini, most notably in San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1634-1646), one of the landmarks of the high Baroque. Another important monument of the period was the Church of Santi Luca e Martina in Rome by Pietro da Cortona (1635-50), in the form of a Greek cross with an elegant dome. After the death of Urban VIII and the brief reign of his successor, the Papacy of Pope Alexander VII

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