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2. Vatican Museums - Wikipedia

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   The Vatican Museums trace their origin to a single marble sculpture, purchased in the 16th century: Laocoön and His Sons was discovered on 14 January 1506, in a vineyard near the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Pope Julius II sent Giuliano da Sangallo and Michelangelo, who were working at the Vatican, to examine the discovery. [11]

3. Vatican City - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. 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 ...

4. St. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 December 2024. Church in Vatican City For other uses, see St. Peter's Basilica (disambiguation). Church in Vatican City Saint Peter's Basilica Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican Basilica di San Pietro (Italian) Basilica Sancti Petri (Latin) Main façade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica, seen ...

5. Tourism in Vatican City - Wikipedia

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   Tourism is one of the principal sources of revenue in the economy of Vatican City. In 2007 about 4.3 million tourists visited the Vatican Museums alone. [3] Tourism is the main cause of the Vatican's unusually high crime rate: tourists are blamed for various minor thefts and incidents. [4]

6. Castel Sant'Angelo - Wikipedia

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   Official website; Site describing arrangement of the original mausoleum. Mausoleum of Hadrian, part of the Encyclopædia Romana by James Grout; Platner and Ashby entry on the tomb on Lacus Curtius site; Roman Bookshelf – Views of Castel Sant'Angelo from the 19° Century; Hadrian's tomb Model of how the tomb might have appeared in antiquity

7. Anima Mundi, Vatican City - Wikipedia

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   Website: Official website: Anima Mundi (previously known as the Vatican Ethnological Museum) is a museum of ethnological art and artefacts in the Vatican City.