When in Rome,
you really should visit the Vatican.
The Holy See, under the absolute authority of the Pope of the
Roman Catholic church, is the smallest independent country in the world.
Although established in 1929, under terms of the
Lateran Treaty, St Peter's Square is still subject to the authority of the Italian police.
Vatican
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Birthplace of
Benedict XVI:
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The Holy See:
The official site of the Papal City could have been designed by Michaelangelo.
For the tourist, The Vatican is a part of things to see in
north-west Rome (Italy).
It is surrounded by medieval and Renaissance walls and has six gates.
St Peter's Basilica is the world centre of the Roman Catholic faith,
with the great St Peter's Square in front of it.
The Sistine
Chapel has famous ceiling
frescoes painted by Michelangelo and restored in the 1980s.
Raphael's Rooms are the papal apartments with frescoes painted by the
Italian artist Raphael.
The Vatican's museums are outstanding and the Vatican Library has a
priceless collection of ancient manuscripts and more than 1 million bound volumes.
Many of the most renowned artists and architects of the Italian
Renaissance were commissioned by popes to work on the Vatican's buildings.
The Papal Palace complex contains more than 1,000 rooms and houses the
papal apartments, the government offices of the Roman Catholic church, several chapels and
museums, and a library.
Cittą del
Vaticano:
Visit Chistus Rex for Christian commentaries and more than 250 images from around the
Vatican.
Cappella Sistina:
More about the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.
Mona
Winks:
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Musei
Vaticani:
The founding of the Vatican Museums can be traced back to 1503 when the newly-elected
Pope, Julius II della Rovere, placed a statue of Apollo in the internal courtyard of the
Belvedere Palace built by Innocent VIII.
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