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Vatican City

The world's smallest nation, tucked away in the middle of sprawling Rome and home to one of the largest collections of antiquities and artwork around.
Facade of the Pinacoteca at the Vatican Museums
Facade of the Pinacoteca at the Vatican Museums		 Garden in front of the Pinacoteca
Garden in front of the Pinacoteca		 Bronze pinecone and peacocks in the courtyard
Bronze pinecone and peacocks in the courtyard		 Transfiguration by Raphael
"Transfiguration" by Raphael
Chiarmonti Museum with its countless busts
Chiarmonti Museum with its countless busts		 Courtyard of the Pigna
Courtyard of the Pigna		 Statue of Augustus and flanking busts
Statue of Augustus and flanking busts		 Statue of the Tigris in the Octagonal Court
Statue of the Tigris in the Octagonal Court
Colossal head in the Octagonal Court
Colossal head in the Octagonal Court		 Statue of Perseus with Medusa's head
Statue of Perseus with Medusa's head		 Frescoed ceiling in the Sala Rotonda
Frescoed ceiling in the Sala Rotonda		 Statue within the Octagonal Court
Statue within the Octagonal Court
Roman statue in the Round Room
Roman statue in the Round Room		 Bust in the Round Room
Bust in the Round Room		 Statue of Set in the Museo Egiziano
Statue of Set in the Museo Egiziano		 Gilded and frescoed ceiling
Gilded and frescoed ceiling
Assorted Greek antiquities
Assorted Greek antiquities		 Gallery of Maps
Gallery of Maps		 Above a doorway in the Hall of Tapestries
Above a doorway in the Hall of Tapestries		 Facade of the Vatican Museums
Facade of the Vatican Museums
Front facade of St. Peter's Basilica
Front facade of St. Peter's Basilica		 View down the nave
View down the nave		 Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà		 Front of the nave
Front of the nave
Peeking out of the cupola
Peeking out of the cupola		 Mosaics within the cupola
Mosaics within the cupola		 Mosaic crest
Mosaic crest		 Central Rome viewed from the top of St. Peter's
Central Rome viewed from the top of St. Peter's
Piazza San Pietro and Via della Conciliazione
Piazza San Pietro and Via della Conciliazione		 Gianicolo and distant Trastevere from the cupola
Gianicolo and distant Trastevere from the cupola		 View eastwards onto Piazza San Pietro
View eastwards onto Piazza San Pietro		 Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State
Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State
The sun over the cupola of St. Peter's
The sun over the cupola of St. Peter's		 Statues watching over the piazza below
Statues watching over the piazza below		 Obelisk on Piazza San Pietro
Obelisk on Piazza San Pietro		 Swiss Guards on duty
Swiss Guards on duty
Posing for a shot by a plaza fountain
Posing for a shot by a plaza fountain		 Basilica di San Pietro from the piazza
Basilica di San Pietro from the piazza		 Unobstructed view of the basilica
Unobstructed view of the basilica		 Side street in Vatican City
Side street in Vatican City

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Matthew Haswell11-Mar-2008 16:39
Sorry, at this point I really don't have any idea - I'd have to do some serious searching online as well. I had a difficult time properly labeling a few of these at the time of uploading them back a few months ago. The pictures date from May of last year, and I did a lot more traveling after Rome (all the way through September). Getting specific information on a number of photo subjects (particularly for destinations where I didn't get detailed brochures) has been a tricky process.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures though!
mary 11-Mar-2008 13:15
Hello there,
Really enjoy your beautiful pictures! I was in Rome this past fall and am finally organizing my own pictures and I was hoping you'd know about one of them. You post a picture of Perseus with Medusa's head.... what/who are the two figures on either side of this sculpture? I have been unable to find this out with online searches. Thanks very much!
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