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Vatican City is the world's smallest fully independent nation state. We have visited in year May 2003.
The St Peter's Basilica in Vatican city. Only priests and nuns, some dignitaries, guards, and of course the pope are allowed to live here. The Sistine Chapel is the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. St. Peter's Square was designed to allow the greatest number of people to see the Pope give his blessing from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
The basilica is the largest church in the world and is a major site of pilgrimage for Christians
This massive structure consists of 284 Doric columns and 88 pillars arranged in four rows. |
