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Vatican City

Vatican City is an independent state established by treaty with Italy in 1929. From 752 to 1870 AD, the realm of the Holy See included Rome and surrounding areas. After Prussia defeated France in 1870, the Papal States lost its protector. Italian troops marched into Rome in September and made it the capital of their recently unified nation. Pope Pius IX retreated behind the walls of Vatican City, only months after he declared his office to be infallible during the First Vatican Council.
With an area of 44 hectares, Vatican City is the smallest country on earth.
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica		 St. Peter's Altar
St. Peter's Altar		 St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica		 St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square
Chapel of St. Sebastian
Chapel of St. Sebastian		 St. Peter's Dome
St. Peter's Dome		 St. Peter's Basilica Roofline
St. Peter's Basilica Roofline		 Colonnades of St. Peter's Square
Colonnades of St. Peter's Square
Obelisk
Obelisk		 St. Peter's Dome
St. Peter's Dome		 Altar of the Lie
Altar of the Lie		 Transfiguration
Transfiguration
John Paul II
John Paul II		 Papal Apartment
Papal Apartment		 Octagonal Courtyard in Vatican Museum
Octagonal Courtyard in Vatican Museum		 Cortile del Belvedere
Cortile del Belvedere
Sala RotondaMosaic Floor
Sala Rotonda
Mosaic Floor		 Gallery of MapsVatican Museum
Gallery of Maps
Vatican Museum		 St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica		 Monument to Gregory XIII
Monument to Gregory XIII
Emmaus Disciples with Jesus
Emmaus Disciples with Jesus		 Resurrection of Christ
Resurrection of Christ		 Tigris
Tigris		 Laocoön and His Sons
Laocoön and His Sons
Sala RotondaVatican Museum
Sala Rotonda
Vatican Museum		 Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons		 Sala Delle Muse Ceiling
Sala Delle Muse Ceiling		 Sala RotondaVatican Museum
Sala Rotonda
Vatican Museum
Vatican Museum
Vatican Museum		 Gallery of the Candelabra
Gallery of the Candelabra		 Portico of St. Peter's
Portico of St. Peter's		 Sala degli AnimaliVatican Museum
Sala degli Animali
Vatican Museum
Statue of Antoninus Pius
Statue of Antoninus Pius		 St Paul
St Paul		 St. Peter
St. Peter		 The Church
The Church
Loggia of the Blessings
Loggia of the Blessings		 Holy Door
Holy Door		 Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà		 Monument to Benedict XV
Monument to Benedict XV
Swiss Guard
Swiss Guard		 Swiss Guard
Swiss Guard		 Colonnades of St. Peter's Square
Colonnades of St. Peter's Square		 Artemis of Ephesus
Artemis of Ephesus
Map of Italy
Map of Italy		 Map of Venice
Map of Venice		 Vatican Museum Gift Shop
Vatican Museum Gift Shop		 Vatican Museum Entrance
Vatican Museum Entrance

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