Unforgettable compact small Vatican

Unforgettable compact small Vatican

【 Compact small Vatican 】

In Rome, we visited the Vatican.

The Vatican is the world's smallest countries, covering only 0.44 square kilometres.

Its territory, including St. Peter's square, St. Peter's Cathedral, Vatican Palace and the Vatican Museum, etc.

The Vatican is integrated in the country.

The Pope is the head of the Vatican, the highest legislative, judicial, administrative authority. Pope calls himself a "Christian living", is the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics.

Although Vatican small, but at the tour, gives people the feeling is very spectacular.

First is the St. Peter's square. This square is very grand and imposing. The construction of Saint Peter square total spent 11 years.

Square, oval, length 340 m, width 240 meters, the floor of the small circles with black stone paving, both sides surrounded by semicircular marble Colonnade.

Colonnade total 284 root root cylindrical and 88 square column, facing the square at the top of each pillar is a statue of 3.2 m marble statue, they are the Roman Catholic Church in the history of the martyr. The marble statue manner, and vivid.

Square stands a tall blue square tip into stone tablets.

Tablet tips is cross shape. It is said that this monument a.d. 40 years shipped from Egypt (25.5 meters high, weighs 320 tons). The sides of the square stands the two superior high marble statue, the hand of St. Peter the keys of heaven, holding a sword in Sao Paulo. In addition, all built on both sides also has a beautiful fountain of the water splash.

St. Peter's square, which can accommodate up to 50 million people, was held the Holy places of religious activity.

Every Sunday, thousands of people in this listening to the Pope on the balcony to broadcast in the morning prayer. Believers around the world to an endless stream of the pilgrimage here.

The front side of the square is the St. Peter's Cathedral, which is the world's largest Catholic Church in the world.

Facing St. right hand side of the building there is the Pope's study. Pope each Sunday at noon, will appear in the top right of the second window to people gathered on the square.

St. Peter's Church on the North, is about the Vatican Museums 5.5 million square meters, owns 12 Museum and art gallery in the article 5, a collection of Greece and Rome from antiquity and the Renaissance art, most of them are priceless.

The Vatican is extremely small, but also with all the vital "", had its own currency, budget, postal services, telecommunications, and his army.

The Pope's army is symbolic, personnel from Switzerland, also called Switzerland guard, not only one handsome, his clothing is beautiful, is said to be designed by Michelangelo. According to ancient tradition, the guard with a dagger and Trident (Pike).

We in the Vatican, mainly visit the Church of St.

The Church was originally by Emperor Constantine in St. Peter's cemetery, the construction of 326 a.d. was completed. In the 16th century, Pope Giulio II and rebuild St., renewal process up to 120 years before and after.

St. Peter's Church not only magnificent appearance and internal magnificent to have numerous art treasures and its world.

Visit St. is free, but need to wait long for the team. Guide to our "easy", then go to the queue.

As St., without tickets, so that the visitor a number into a number of quite flow fast.

We rank for half an hour or so, but also in visits.

St. Peter's church interior can accommodate 5 000.

Entered St. Peter's Church, rendered in front of it is a treasure trove of art. Roof and walls are decorated with the to's in the Bible, the theme of the painting or sculpture. Give your senses, in addition to a big, powerful and solemn, can only use the "magnificent" and "mind-blowing" and "unspeakable" to describe it.

St. Peter's Church round tower is a great treasure.

Design by Michelangelo. Inner diameter of the tower with double cover 42.56 m-cross top height 136.57 m. Imagine the tower was built later became a model for the western tower.

According to the Guide, in the main hall in numerous art treasures, the greatest has three parts:

One is the 24-year-old when Michelangelo sculpture: the Virgin Mary's arms dead son Jesus.

The broken-hearted sad expression and manifestation of the great mother's love, and pure of heart.

Another thing is Bernini sculptures of bronze canopy.

It consists of 4 spiral copper cylinder support, full 5 storeys. Canopy front semicircular railing lit lamp ", 99, below is the Pontifical altar and Saint Peter's Tomb. Only the Pope can at this altar, in the face of rising sun, in the presence of pilgrims held mass.

One more is Bernini design of gilt bronze throne: St. Peter's throne.

The throne is above the rays of glory shrine and ivory ornaments of wooden chair, the Chair has two little angels, handheld Pearly keys and the Pope Crown.

There is also a famous bronze statue like: St. Peter's blessing.

To pay their respects to the followers of his touch of one foot statue, to express their admiration for the Saints to pray for the blessing of the Saints. Therefore, dark brown-bronze like has been very smooth shiny touch believers.

Limited to religious knowledge and understanding of art, many art treasures to a join.

In short, is the open horizons. From St. Peter's Church, see standing guard Pope WeiGroup of soldiers. Some tourists near the Guard soldier, ask someone else to take pictures.

Not far away from St. Peter's Church, a post office.

We went in to buy postcards, addressed to their hometown. In the Vatican's entire tour takes about 2 hours, which includes daily lunch. When we left the Vatican, still have so many visitors come, poured into the magnificent Great Church of St.

(Saint Peter's Cathedral)

(Saint Peter like)

(Paulo like)

(Queuing to visit the Cathedral)

(Magnificent in Chambers)