Design for papal altar and chair mimics the architecture of the Romanesque-Byzantine style Basilica

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Papal altar designers Ariadne Cerritelli and Matthew Hoffman with contest sponsorsPapal Altar Design
The first-place design features arches that mimic the architecture of the Romanesque-Byzantine style Basilica. The chair designed for the Pope features a simple high arch “designed to bring focus not on itself, but on the Vicar of Christ himself who will preach from it,” the team stated in their concept. Members of the winning design team include architecture students Ariadne Cerritelli (Bethesda, Md.), Matthew Hoffman (Pittsburgh), and Joseph Taylor (Eldersburg, Md.).
Cardinal Donald Wuerl congratulates the winning design teamPapal Altar Design