Apostolic Palace
the Apostolic Palace is part of Rome , Vatican City .Interesting places in Apostolic Palace :
| St. Damasco Courtyard | Pope`s Apartment | |
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Vatican Museums - Raphael Rooms - Room of The Segnatura - Disputation over the Most Holy Sacrament
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At the sides of the Most Holy Trinity (with God the Father, Christ between the Virgin and St John the Baptist, and the Holy Spirit in the centre) is the Triumphant Church, with patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament alternated with apostles and martyrs, seated in a hemicycle on the clouds. The personages are (from left to right for the viewer). St Peter, Adam, St John the Evangelist, David, St Laurence, Judas Maccabees, St Stephen, Moses, St James the elder, Abraham, St Paul. On the ground, at the sides of the altar on which the Most Holy Sacrament dominates, is the Militant Church. On the marble thrones closest to the altar sit four Fathers of the Latin Church: St Gregory the Great (a portrait of Julius II), St Jerome, St Ambrose and St Augustine. Some other figures have the physiognomy of historical personages. We recognize the portrait of Sixtus IV (Julius II's uncle) in the pontiff furthest to the right, of Dante Alighieri behind him and of Beato Angelico in the monk on the extreme left. mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-Schede/SDRs/SDRs_03_01_019.html
Sistine Ceiling
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In 1994 after the restoration. In 1508 Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the vault, or ceiling of the chapel. It took him until 1512 to complete. To be able to reach the ceiling, Michelangelo needed a support; the first idea was by Bramante, who wanted to build for him a special scaffold, suspended in the air with ropes. But Michelangelo suspected that this would leave holes in the ceiling once the work was ended, so he built a scaffold of his own, a flat wooden platform on brackets built out from holes in the wall, high up near the top of the windows. He stood on this scaffolding while he painted.
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A trip to Vatican City in Roma, Italia.
Rome / Roma
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this is not for Romeo
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Nearest places of interest:
| St. Damasco Courtyard Holy Sistine Chapel Mocózinho do Poeta Palace of Holy Office | Pope`s Apartment Tower Nicholas V Apostolic Library Vatican Museums |
