Vatican City
The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state ruled by the pope who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.
1985 Photos
Taking long service leave for the middle school term in 1985 I went on my first trip to Europe.
(A 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong -Taipei - Japan - Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens -
Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.)
St. Peters Basilica, the largest and most famous Christian church in the world.
Building began in 1506. Several architects were involved.
It owes more to Michaelangelo who designed the dome in 1546 when he was 72. It was finished 60 years after his death.
It seats over 50,000 people and was built over the tomb of the Apostle, St. Peter. There are no paintings but lots of mosaics.
The Vatican City.
The Pope was given the sovereignty over this area in 1929.
In our tour we walked through rooms and rooms of gilded splendour - paintings, tapestries and Papal gifts.
We saw the famous Sistene Chapel with its famous Michalangelo paintings. The ceiling took him 4 years to paint. It was named after Pope Sistine.
1999 Photos
In June-July-August-September-October 1999 we went on our first around the world trip.
(99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Moscow - St. Petersburg - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne).
Inside one of the Vatican museums.
A Swiss guard at the Vatican.
The decorative ceiling inside the Vatican.
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Trips to the
Vatican City
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1985 - I first visited the Vatican City during my Western Europe tour.2. 1999 - We visited the Vatican City on our Western European tour during our first around-the-world trip. |
The Vatican City is an ecclesiastical state ruled by the pope who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.
1985 Photos
Taking long service leave for the middle school term in 1985 I went on my first trip to Europe.
(A 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong -Taipei - Japan - Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens -
Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.)
St. Peters Basilica, the largest and most famous Christian church in the world.
Building began in 1506. Several architects were involved.
It owes more to Michaelangelo who designed the dome in 1546 when he was 72. It was finished 60 years after his death.
It seats over 50,000 people and was built over the tomb of the Apostle, St. Peter. There are no paintings but lots of mosaics.
The Vatican City.
The Pope was given the sovereignty over this area in 1929.
In our tour we walked through rooms and rooms of gilded splendour - paintings, tapestries and Papal gifts.
We saw the famous Sistene Chapel with its famous Michalangelo paintings. The ceiling took him 4 years to paint. It was named after Pope Sistine.
1999 Photos
In June-July-August-September-October 1999 we went on our first around the world trip.
(99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Moscow - St. Petersburg - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne).
Inside one of the Vatican museums.
A Swiss guard at the Vatican.
The decorative ceiling inside the Vatican.
