Vaticano: Guia de Viagens

The agreements of Latran of 1929 made of the city of Vatican the smallest and the most influential independent state of the world. Vatican forms a strengthened citadel, thanks to Leon IV, which ordered the construction of the medieval walls which surround him(it): the only opening is in the East,... More

The agreements of Latran of 1929 made of the city of Vatican the smallest and the most influential independent state of the world. Vatican forms a strengthened citadel, thanks to Leon IV, which ordered the construction of the medieval walls which surround him(it): the only opening is in the East, where the opening of the St Peter's Square serves as border with Rome. Basilica Saint Peter This place, which extends in front of the immense basilica Saint Peter, was created by one of the most brilliant artists of the baroque Italian, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Four rows of columns, which seem to train(form) only a following the prospect(perspective), train(form) the room(part,play) main clauses(head teachers) of the elliptic columns which surround the Obelisk placed in the center of the place(square). In time imperial Roman the Obelisk decorated the circus of Caligula, place where seems to have been tortured and crucified Saint Peter. The Basilica Saint Peter, headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and the symbol of its power, began to be built by the first Christians who built a small chapel on the grave of martyred Saint Peter(dory) and some years later, Constantin ériga this impressive Basilica which contains treasures of an immense value, as Pieta de Michel-Ange and chapel funeral of Arnolfo di Cambio of the 13th century. In his construction participated architects and artists famous as Michel-angels, creator of the famous dome. Five doors give symbolically access inside the temple, kept(guarded) by equestrian statues of Charlemagne and Constantin. Holy door Most to the right is the Holy Door, opened and closed by the Pope, only on the occasion of the year of the jubilee. Necropolis In the center of the facade opens the big detached house intended for the traditional blessing " urbi and orbi " - the city and the world. In the center of the temple is the canopy of Bernini, enormous bronze canopy which rises until the sacred part of the basilica and to the grave of Saint Peter, placed under the church, just in the center of the necropolis where sleep numerous popes. Within the framework of the canopy appears Cattedra Petra, work of Bernini. This wooden chair soaks in golden streams on the hands of four fathers of the Church under the glance of Saint Trinité. On the right-hand side of the hall is the entrance of the dome. Gardens We can then admire fabulous gardens of Vatican with its numerous fountains (as the Galleon and the Eagle); small buildings, come famous Casina Di Pio IV, who accommodates the Papal Academy(Regional education authority) of Science, and some artificial caves. The basilica Saint Peter of Vatican and museums are the only places opened to the public, even if it is possible to visit the gardens of Vatican and the necropolis Saint Peter on information aubureau of the tourists.Vatican possesses numerous palaces which establish(constitute) the official residences of the Popes of the 13th century and the famous museums of Vatican, unique(only) to the world for their value and their beauty. Chapel Sixtine Si we decide to visit them the first stop(ruling) will be made in the Chapel Sixtine, built according to the money order(mandate) of Sixtus IV between 1475 and 1481. The enormous fresco of the ceiling, which represents the Genesis, was realized by Michel-angel and the paints(paintings) of the side walls and the wall opposite to the altar are the work of prestigious prestigious painters of the time(period) when are Boticelli, Perugino and Ghirlandaio. 24 years after the completion of this big work, Michel-angel was indicated(appointed) to paint the walls of the chapel with frescoes calling back(reminding) the Last Judgment. It is in this place that the sacred school meets when a new Roman Pontiff is chosen. Around the Chapel Sixtine apparaîssentt four Raphael's rooms(parts,plays): the lobby of Constantin and the rooms(parts,plays) of Segnatura, the Heliodoro and Incendio, which pulls(fires) its name of the fire(light) declared in the district of Borgo and which, according to the legend, was put out(switched off) when Pope Leon IV had made the signal of the cross. Other interesting places are the chapel Saint Nicolas, the rooms(chambers) of Borgia, the library of Vatican, which accommodates the Chiaromonti museum and the Pie-Clementin museum. The picture gallery, with numerous painters famous as Caravaggio, Giotto and Da Vinci, among so many others, and the Gregorian Profane museum are also worth seeing. Less