Treasures of the Vatican
According to UNESCO, 60% of the world's art monuments are located in Italy. And the main treasures are concentrated in the Vatican. Here is the grandiose St. Peter's Cathedral, which is one of the most beautiful and richest Catholic churches in the world, built on the burial site of the apostle.
Here are the magnificent paintings of the Sistine Chapel, owned by Michelangelo and Raphael, and the statues of Mercury and Laocoon, and thousands of other masterpieces of antiquity and the Renaissance, and much more.
Due to the huge number of people who want to get to the Vatican, as a rule, it is possible only as part of an organized group with a guide, whose main task is to ensure that the time schedule for the passage of expositions is maintained and that the tourists do not linger longer than they should at numerous sculptures, vases, frescoes, paintings.
Below is a selection of photos taken in St. Peter's Cathedral and surrounding areas.
