Vatican City Museum Detail of a 16th Century Flemish tapestry of the Last Supper from cartoons by Raphael showing the central figure of Jesus ChristEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Cathol...

Vatican City Museum The bronze gilded cult statue of Hercules of the Theatre of Pompey in the Sala Rotonda of the 15th Century Belvedere Palace of Pope Innocent VIIIEuropean Italia Italian Roma South...

Vatican City Museum The central niche designed by Pirro Ligorio in the Belvedere palace housing the Cortile della Pigna a giant bronze pine cone from an ancient Roman fountain with tourists walking in...

Vatican City Museum The central niche designed by Pirro Ligorio in the Belvedere palace housing the Cortile della Pigna a giant bronze pine cone from an ancient Roman fountain with tourists walking in...

Vatican City The Basilica of St Peter and the Via della Conciliazione illuminated at nightEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano Nite Papal Religion Rel...

Vatican City The Basilica of St Peter seen through the pillars of the Ccolonnade by BerniniEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano History Papal Religion...

Vatican City The facade of the Basilica of Saint Peter with the obelisk in the foreground in Piazza San PietroEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano His...

Vatican City The facade of the Basilica of Saint PeterEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano History Papal Religion Religious Christian Religion Religio...

Vatican City The Basilica of St Peter and a detail of a lamppost in the square with the Papal Keys on itEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano Religion...

Vatican City St Peters Square with tourists and the facade of St Peters Basilica beyond the obeliskEuropean Italia Italian Roma Southern Europe Catholic Principality Citta del Vaticano History Holida...

Vatican City The Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco by Michelangelo for Pope Julius II between 1508 and 1512. The main central panels depict the Creation of The World and the Fall of Man surrounded by subj...