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The Ricciolo d'Italia is about three meters wide. The Ricciolo d'Italia originates near the Porta Angelica on the boundary that follows the Leonine Wall to just before the Bernini colonnade in St. Peter's Square, where a small part of Italian territory creeps into Vatican territory, separating it into two parts, just behind the right arm of the colonnade itself. [3]
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.
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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.
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St. Peter's Baldachin (Italian: Baldacchino di San Pietro, L'Altare di Bernini) is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and ...
The gardens cover approximately 23 hectares which is most of the Vatican Hill. The gardens and parks were established during the Renaissance and Baroque era and are decorated with fountains and sculptures. The gardens also enshrine 16 Marian images venerated worldwide at the designation of the Roman Pontiff, who is the owner of the gardens. Date