The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the early 16th century. The Sistine Chapel, with its ceiling and altar wall decorated by Michelangelo, and the Stanze di Raffaello (decorated by Raphael) are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican Museums were visited by only 1,300,000 persons, a drop of 81 percent from the number of visitors in 2019, but still enough to rank the museums fourth among the most-visited art museums in the world. There are 24 galleries, or rooms, in total, with the Sistine Chapel, notably, being the last room visited within the Museum. (Wikipedia).
Europe's Largest Gothic Palace Was Once Home to Popes | National Geographic
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Web Originals : Deconstructing History: The Vatican | History
Did you know the Vatican is the smallest nation-state in the world? Get all the facts and figures. #DeconstructingHistory Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Check out exclusive HISTORY content: Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www
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Web Originals: Deconstructing History: The Vatican | History
Did you know the Vatican is the smallest nation-state in the world? Get all the facts and figures. HISTORY®, now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, a
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The Weird and Wonderful Economy of Vatican City
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How did great Renaissance minds modernize Rome? Explore with me the streets and monuments of the Eternal City and understand its architectural character and its genius urban design. Subtitles available in several languages. Mira el vídeo en español: https://youtu.be/OsjSRr8cpgk Like and
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The Pope's Telescopes - Deep Sky Videos
We tour four enormous telescopes at The Vatican. See two other videos in this "trinity" - Papal Space Rocks at https://youtu.be/5OI4wb2XIZc and The Pope's Astronomer at https://youtu.be/Z0DAKaR16cY More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ More telescope tours on Deep Sky Videos: http:
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Scholarly Correspondences Among Orientalists during the Early and Late Modern Period as a Historical Source: A Series of Lectures. Topic: A library lost in translation: Paul Sbath’s correspondence with Eugène Tisserant Speaker: Celeste Gianni Affiliation: Hill Museum and Manuscript Libr
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When in Rome, why not visit another country? | The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
The smallest sovereign country in the world, Vatican City -- officially known as the State of the Vatican City -- makes its home in the heart of Italy's capital, Rome. Explore this unique city-state and its world-reknowned attractions in this episode.
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Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (Scraper)
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The Colosseum is one of the most influential buildings of Ancient Rome, here's how it looked and how it was constructed. Like and subscribe to see more videos like this. Subtitles available in several languages. Ve el vídeo en español: https://youtu.be/KR2QDawogf0 Say hi on social: Patr
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Lecture 3, Darkness to Light: Garofalo's The Conversion of Saint Paul
In this painting, a recent acquisition, a gifted Renaissance artist portrays a critical moment for the early Church. We look at how Garofalo treats what happened to Saul on the road to Damascus and what that might signify.
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See the Castles and Cathedrals of Krakow’s Historic City Center | National Geographic
The magnificent cathedrals and castle of Krakow bear testament to Poland’s turbulent political history as well as its achievements in art, architecture, and culture. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destinatio
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Veristic male portrait (similar to Head of a Roman Patrician), early 1st Century B.C.E., marble life size (Vatican Museums, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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