{"id":1116202,"date":"2014-10-20T16:22:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T16:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/?p=1116202"},"modified":"2014-10-20T16:22:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T16:22:11","slug":"pope-reason-visit-vatican-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/pope-reason-visit-vatican-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pope Is Not The Only Reason To Visit Vatican City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>VATICAN CITY<\/p>\n<p>A city within a city, Vatican City is a tiny little walled town. It is located in the city of Rome. So, visiting Vatican City not only brings you into proximity of the Pope, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter\u2019s Basilica and the Vatican Museums but also to the wonders in Rome proper. There is so much to see and learn about its rich heritage that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musement.com\/en\/rome\/v\/vatican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it\u2019s worth taking a tour<\/a> in order to absorb at least the essentials. Tours are also a great way to meet like-minded travelers and enrich your lengthy journey across the main landmarks described below:<\/p>\n<p>SWISS GUARD &amp; VATICAN GARDENS<\/p>\n<p>Vatican City is the home of the Pope and the Swiss Guard. The Swiss Guard, whose uniforms still reflect the same dress of the 1500\u2019s, are the military\/police force of Vatican City. There is more to see. The Vatican Gardens have been a place of meditation for pope\u2019s since the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century. You can practice your own meditation wandering around these beautiful grounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/115650741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1116204\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/115650741.jpg\" alt=\"115650741\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ST. PETER\u2019S BASILICA<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the archetype of renaissance architecture, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Peter&#039;s_Basilica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/a>. The Basilica is a masterpiece which was designed and built by master artists and craftsman life Michelangelo and Bernini. While is it consider one of the holiest sites among Catholics, this building is truly a work of art. You needn\u2019t be Catholic to revel in the beauty that is St. Peter\u2019s. Additionally, there are many aspects of the Basilica to be explored and investigates than just the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>SISTINE CHAPEL<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>St. Peter\u2019s Basilica was not the only building touched by the hand of Michelangelo. Taking about four years to complete and commissioned by Pope Julius II, Michelangelo pointed <a href=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.khanacademy.org\/sistine-chapel-ceiling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel<\/a>. Although the ceiling is of great renown, Michelangelo is not the only master whose works appear in the Sistine Chapel.\u00a0 Paintings from Sandro Botticelli,\u00a0Domenico Ghirlandaio\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pietro_Perugino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pietro Perugino<\/a>. In additional Raphael created a series of tapestries which depict a great deal of the Catholic doctrine. While the religious history of the Sistine Chapel is significant, the art history is unparalleled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SistineChapel-best.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1116205 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SistineChapel-best.jpg\" alt=\"SistineChapel-best\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VATICAN MUSEUMS<\/p>\n<p>Finally, don\u2019t miss the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums is a collection of art, artifacts, and architecture. It is not one museum but many sites within Vatican City. The sites include the places mentioned about but also include the following museums:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Classical Antiquities Museums (4)<\/li>\n<li>Gregorian Etruscan Museums (2)<\/li>\n<li>Gregorian Egyptian Museum<\/li>\n<li>Pio-Christian Museum<\/li>\n<li>Ethnological Museum<\/li>\n<li>Sacred Museum<\/li>\n<li>Belvedere Palace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other sections of the museum include miniature mosaics, contemporary art collections, and a dozen other museums, rooms, art, galleries, tapestries and much more. 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