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The architecture of Vatican City, dominated by religious architecture, is characterized by several architectural styles such as Roman, Baroque, and Gothic with the different time, most representative the buildings are concentrated in the medieval period and the 16th–18th centuries.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
View of Vatican City from the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. Pronunciation: / ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ Common English country name: Vatican City; Official English country name: Vatican City State [5] [6] Common endonym(s): Vatican City State; Official endonym(s): Stato della Città del Vaticano (pronounced [ˈstaːto della tʃitˈta ddel ...
This is a list of the extreme points of Vatican City: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as the highest and lowest points. North: at the intersection of the Viale Vaticano and the Via Leone IV ( 41°54′26.74″N 12°27′19.46″E / 41.9074278°N 12.4554056°E / 41.9074278; 12. ...
The Sistine Chapel (/ ˈ s ɪ s t iː n / SIST-een; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and ...
The Apostolic Palace [a] is the official residence of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and the Vatican Palace. The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V, in honor of Pope Sixtus V, who built most of the present form of ...
But it was only after removing a layer of wax and other material from a 19th-century restoration that Vatican experts understood the statue's true splendor as one of the most significant gilded ...
Vatican Museums, Vatican City: Tempera on panel transferred to canvas 272 x 165 1502–1504: The Annunciation: Vatican Museums, Vatican City: Tempera on panel 27 x 50 1502–1504: The Adoration of the Magi: Vatican Museums, Vatican City: Tempera on panel 27 x 50 1502–1504: The Presentation in the Temple: Vatican Museums, Vatican City: Tempera ...