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1 day ago · Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.
3 days ago · Vatican City, ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. Learn more about Vatican City in this article.
3 days ago · Instead, the papacy confined itself (see Prisoner in the Vatican) to the Apostolic Palace and adjacent buildings in the loop of the ancient fortifications known as the Leonine City, on Vatican Hill. From there it maintained a number of features pertaining to sovereignty, such as diplomatic relations since in canon law these were ...
1 day ago · The territory of Vatican City is part of the Mons Vaticanus (Vatican Hill), and of the adjacent former Vatican Fields, where St. Peter's Basilica, the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel, and museums were built, along with various other buildings.
1 day ago · Visit to one of Italy's most treasured areas: The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, admire priceless frescoes and sculptures accompanied with an official certified tour guide that recounts the stories behind Raphael's Rooms, the Gallery of the Maps, the Round Hall and many more halls and galleries of this magnificent place including Michelangelo's iconic works: the Creation of Adam and ...
3 days ago · Beyond its religious significance being the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican City is home to some of the world's most famous works of art and architecture, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter Basilica, and more.
5 days ago · Description. Encompassing Saint Peter’s Square are two colonnades which were designed by Bernini to symbolize the embracing maternal arms of the Catholic Church. The colonnades are comprised of four rows of columns, each column with 1.5 meters in diameter and 20 meters high.
