Vatican
city is world famous as the headquarters of the roman catholic church
and the world's smallest independent country. Actually it is just
like a country within a city of Italy. Vatican city is also known as
the 'Holy See' because it is the territory of Sancta Sedes but in
actual Vatican city is distinct from Holy See. The smallest country
in the world has the population of around 800 people and most of
them are pope or employees in the churches and museums.
St.
Peter's Basilica:-St. Peter's
Basilica building is the largest symbol of the Roman Catholic
religion in the world.This massive structure took 120 years to
complete. It is the masterpiece of art that is built by the
contribution of some of the world best artists including
Bramente,Borromini and Michelangelo.
Vatican
Museums:-Vatican museum is the
largest museum building in the world with over 14000 rooms. This
museum has wide collection of 3000 years old artwork of world famous
artists such as by Raphael.It is a very vast museum to visit that is
why is advised to view the museum under guided tours. It is a small
list of things
to do in Vatican city while you are on the trip to Rome.
St.
Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro):-It
is one of the most famous squares all over the world. St. Peter's
Square is a large oval space bounded by four rows of columns arranged
in the semicircle. At the center of the square, there is an obelisk.
This obelisk was brought by Caligula to Rome from Heliopolis in 1586.
On the top of all doric columns, 140 statues of saints are placed.
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