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  2. Vatican Gallery of Maps - Wikipedia

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    The Gallery of Maps [1] (Italian: Galleria delle carte geografiche) is a gallery located on the west side of the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican containing a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti.

  3. Seven hills of Rome - Wikipedia

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    In modern Rome, five of the seven hills—the Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal, and Viminal Hills—are now the sites of monuments, buildings, and parks. The Capitoline Hill is the location of Rome's city hall, and the Palatine Hill is part of the main archaeological area.

  4. Padmanabhapuram Palace - Wikipedia

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    Padmanabhapuram Palace, also known as Kalkulam Palace, is a Travancore-era palace located in Padmanabhapuram in the Kanyakumari district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The palace is owned, controlled and maintained by the Kerala Government. Padmanabhapuram is the former capital city of the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore.

  5. Geography of Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    Map of Vatican City. The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave of Rome, Italy.With an area of 49 hectares (120 acres; 0.49 square kilometres), [a] and a border with Italy of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), it is the world's smallest independent state.

  6. Palatine Hill - Wikipedia

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    View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus A schematic map of Rome showing the seven hills and the Servian Wall. The Palatine Hill (/ ˈ p æ l ə t aɪ n /; Classical Latin: Palatium; [1] Neo-Latin: Collis/Mons Palatinus; Italian: Palatino [palaˈtiːno]), which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been ...

  7. Remains of ancient Papal palace believed to have been found ...

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    The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome prior to renovations for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, or ...

  8. Properties of the Holy See - Wikipedia

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    Palace of the Holy Apostles attached to the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli. Palace attached to the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari; Collegio Bellarmino in Via del Seminario near the Church of Sant'Ignazio. Archaeological Institute, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Pontifical Lombard Seminary and the Russian College on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore.

  9. Cortile del Belvedere - Wikipedia

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    The Cortile del Belvedere (Belvedere Courtyard or Belvedere Court) was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalized piazzas and garden plans throughout Western Europe.