Vatican City
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Visit St Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is the largest church in the world and is built on top of a burial site believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
See the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
Visit the Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum houses the world's largest collection of ancient Roman statues, with over 1,500 pieces on display.
See the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
Visit the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museums, in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are among the greatest museums in the world, since they display works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century. The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze della Segnatura decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums.
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The Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. It is famous for its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament, and its decoration that has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli. Under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m) of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.
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Other Goals
Visit St Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is the largest church in the world and is built on top of a burial site believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
See the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
Visit the Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum houses the world's largest collection of ancient Roman statues, with over 1,500 pieces on display.
See the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
Visit the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is famous for its stunning ceiling frescoes, including Michelangelo's iconic depiction of the Creation of Adam.
Visit St Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square features 140 statues of saints, each uniquely crafted by Bernini's students.
See Michelangelo's Pieta
The Pieta is the only artwork Michelangelo ever signed; his name is on Mary's sash.