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As midnight approached over St. Peter's Square, a million voices counted down in two dozen languages while the obelisk at the center began projecting holograms of Rome's 2,777-year history. The Jubilee Year's closing ceremony wasn't just a fireworks display - it was a technological miracle that would make Bernini weep into his chisel.
The 2025 spectacle included:
• A drone swarm forming living mosaics of every pope who declared a Jubilee
• The Holy Door glowing with bioluminescent algae engineered by Vatican scientists
• A performance of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" by 300 orphans from every continent, conducted from the basilica's balcony by a robot replica of young Mozart
But the most moving moment came unexpectedly. At 11:57 PM, every church bell in Rome fell silent. Then, from the Janiculum Hill, a single tenor began singing "Auld Lang Syne" in Latin. By the second verse, the entire crowd - pilgrims, atheists, journalists - had joined in.
Ring in History First-Class
Close your Jubilee experience with PrestigeFly's (www.prestigefly.com) "Millennium Package" featuring business class on Emirates' Dubai-Rome route and a private gala atop the Vittoriano monument. Our clients receive commemorative Jubilee coins minted from recycled papal keys.
