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The Vatican is the worlds smallest nation, covering just 50 ha (120 acres), and is a theocracy of just over 550 citizens, headed by the Pope, but its Attractioneeing complex is beyond compare. Within its wall are the ornate , lush gardens, apartments frescoed by Fra Angelico, Raphael and Pinturicchio, and some 10 museums. The latter, include collections of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities; Paleochristian, Renaissance and modern art; and a world-class ethnographic collection.
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St Peters Basilica Piazza S Pietro 06 6988 3731 (info line) Open 7am7pm daily, 17pm Wed (until 6:30pm OctMar) Adm 6 (treasury), 5 (dome via steps), 7 (dome via lift)
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Michelangelos ceiling is one of the most spectacular works of art in the world (for further details see ). Museums and Sistine Chapel Viale Vaticano 100 06 6988 4947 Open 9am6pm (last admission 4pm) MonSat and 9am2pm last Sun of month. Closed 1 Jan, 11 Feb, 19 Mar, Easter, Easter Mon, 1 May, 29 Jun, 1415 Aug, 1 Nov 8, 25, 26 Dec Adm 16 (8 ISIC students under 26) DA (partial)
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Raphael decorated Julius IIs apartments between 1508 and 1520. The Stanza della Segnatura features the School of Athens, a convention of ancient philosophers bearing portraits of Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci as bearded Plato in the centre.
This Roman copy of a 4th-century BC Greek statue is considered a model of physical beauty. It inspired Berninis Apollo in .
Raphael was labouring on this gargantuan masterpiece (151720) when he died at 37, leaving students to finish the base. It depicts Christ appearing to the Apostles in divine glory.
The Vaticans hidden gem is this closet-sized chapel colourfully frescoed (144750) with early martyrs by Fra Angelico.
One of antiquitys most famous sculptures is this 1st-century AD Trojan prophet and his sons being strangled by serpents as they try to warn against the besieging Greeks sneaky gift horse.
Caravaggios chiaroscuro technique accentuates a diagonal composition (1604) filled with peasant figures and grisly realism.
Pope Alexander VI had these beautiful rooms frescoed by Pinturicchio (Raphael was once his junior collaborator) between 1492 and 1495. The walls are now hung with lesser pieces from the Modern Art collection.
The highly crafted, bulging muscles of this 1st-century BC torso of the god Hercules were regularly used as a prime sketching model for Michelangelo and many other Renaissance masters.
Sketchy and unfinished Leonardo was often a distracted genius this 1482 painting is nevertheless an anatomical masterpiece.
The Vatican Museums (a 15-minute walk around the Vatican walls from St Peters) are made up of 10 collections plus the Sistine Chapel and papal apartments. To see highlights only, first visit the Pinacoteca, to the right of the entrance turnstile. The Sistine and other collections are to the left.
Tip: There is a caf inside the Vatican Museums although it is often crowded. Tip: When in town, the Pope gives a mass audience on Wednesday mornings. Book the free tickets in advance through the Prefecture of the Papal Household (Fax 06 6988 5863).God imparts the spark of life to Adam in one of western arts most famous scenes, then pulls Eve from Adams rib.
God separates darkness from light, water from land and creates the Sun and Moon. Michelangelo veers towards blasphemy by depicting Gods dirty feet.
After disassembling his scaffolding and gazing from floor level, Michelangelo noticed that these three tumultuous scenes were too minutely drawn.
This vast work identifies saints by their medieval icons: Catharine with her wheel, Bartholomew with the knife which flayed him.
Hebrew prophets, including Jonah shying away from the whale, mingle with the Sibyls who foretold Christs coming.
Portraits from Jesuss family tree are above the windows, and bloody Salvation scenes, including David and Goliath, are on corner spandrels.
The chapels right wall stars Botticellis Cleansing of the Leper, Ghirlandaios Calling of Peter and Andrew, as well as Peruginos work below.
Classical buildings form the backdrop to this pivotal scene of transferring power from Christ to the popes. Each scene is divided into three parts.
Left wall highlights include Botticelli's Burning Bush and Signorelli and della Gattas
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