

when we see the Vatican in _Trinity Blood_ , one thing that makes it stand out
(compared to the irl version) is that it has a floating sword

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/98FqC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/98FqC.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IDXMM.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IDXMM.png)

at first i thought this might have been a Sword of Damocles but generally when
there is a Sword of Damocles reference, the sword is a threat ie. in _Code
Geass_

> the Sword of Damocles's purpose was to float above earth to be able to nuke
> anything and everything no matter where

but in the images we see of this floating sword over the Vatican, it looks
like the sword, if dropped, would just drop infront of the entrance rather
than on the Vatican building, so the symbolism is sorta lost if it was a Sword
of Damocles.

So i am wondering what the symbolism is of this floating sword, and if it is a
Sword of Damocles, how exactly is it a Sword of Damocles?


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what is the symbolism of the floating sword over the Vatican?