THE VATICAN
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Approaching the Vatican, the site where St. Peter was martyred and buried
The Vatican became the residence of the popes who succeeded him
Vatican City is clearly distinct from the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Holy See
The Vatican was declared a state within a state and was guaranteed by the Lateran Treaty of 1929
A very large courtyard in the Vatican. That gold ball slowly spins around
Overlooking the City of Rome from the balcony of the Vatican
Marble bathtub for community bathing
Statue of the Tigris River, marble Roman artwork from 2nd century in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Octagon, Apollon Hall
Laocoön and His Sons found in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Octagon, Laocoön Hall
An entire room devoted to Sculptures of animals
Each Pope was dedicated a chapel and chose whomever he wanted to decorate the chapel
Many of these animals became the symbols for which our zodialogical signs were derived
Round Room was built by Michelangelo Simonetti in the late 18th century in a pure Neo-classical style
Each chapel displays paintings and carvings from different artists
The Round Room filled with statues
Statue of Demeter/Ceres in the round room area of Museo Pio-Clementino
The Vatican houses the biggest art collection in the world with more than 70,000 items on view and another 50,000 preserved in the vaults
The complete name of the Vatican Museums is "Musei e Gallerie Pontificie"
The splendid universe of Vatican Museums is the result of the union of several small worlds, formed over the centuries by the work of Popes
Vatican museum is not a single entity but a complex of museums housed in rooms that are themselves masterpieces
After 4 years of lying on a scaffolding a few centimetres from the ceiling, Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Nicoline Chapel was decorated by Beato Angelico
The Museum also is known for the celebrated Gallery of Tapestries - some of which were executed on a design by Raffaello
The building of the present Vatican Museum began during the papacy of Clement XIV
The outside wall of The Vatican. You can see the openings where the guns protruded to guard the City
Hallways of The Vatican in between chapels
An exceptional Picture Gallery with works by Giotto, Filippo Lippi, Beato Angelico, Leonardo's San Girolamo and Raphael
The Sistine Chapel is named after his commissioner, Sixtus IV della Rovere, however, we were forbidden to photograph inside this chapel
The Gallery of Maps was decorated under the pontificate of Gregory XIII (1572-1585) and restored by Urban VIII (1623-1644)
The Gallery of Tapestries has a collection of various 15th and 17th century tapestries
The Borgia Apartment is where Pope Alexander VI lived until his death (1492-1503)
The Chapel of Nicholas V (1447-1455) was painted by Fra Angelico
The Raphael Stanze and the Loggia were decorated by order of Julius II and Leo X (1513-1521)
The Sobieski Room has the Room of the Immaculate Conception
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Official documents of the Holy See are in Latin while the Vatican City is in Italian. The two entities even have different passports
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