We invite you to the Vatican
The main attraction of the Vatican isSt. Peter's Cathedral, whose relics are, according to legend, at the base of the colossal architectural structure. Generations of the greatest masters of the Renaissance (Donato Bramante, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Santi, Giuliano da Sangallo) took part in the creation of this grandiose shrine of the Catholic world, carefully preserving the continuity of Christian meanings. The founder of the idea of creating St. Peter's Cathedral, Donato Bramante, took the cross as a symbol of unshakable faith as the basis for the design of this colossal temple.
Keys from the Kingdom of Heaven
The Second Vatican Landmark— the oval St. Peter's Square, where the famous cathedral is located. It was designed by the Italian architect Lorenzo Bernini in the shape of a keyhole framed by 284 columns. The colonnade is designed in such a way that when located in its geometric center, it becomes transparent. The columns are hidden behind each other at a certain angle. This shape very symbolically reflects the Christian tradition that the Supreme Apostle Peter is the keeper of the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. In the center of St. Peter's Square is a twenty-five-meter Egyptian obelisk, erected by order of Pope Sixtus Y. The marble composition of the grieving Virgin Mary with the Savior lying on her lap, taken down from the cross, is majestically located on the square. This masterpiece of the great Italian sculptor Michelangelo deservedly belongs to the priceless collection of attractions of the unique city-state. The Sistine Chapel is considered one of the Vatican treasures in terms of divine perfection in artistic execution. It is a tall rectangular building, painted inside with frescoes by the great masters of the Italian Renaissance. Most of these are frescoes by Michelangelo Buanoratti. The attention of tourists from all over the world is presented by the amazingly executed frescoes of the brilliant artist and sculptor "The Creation of Man" and "The Last Judgment". After restoration, the famous frescoes have retained their original brightness for five hundred years. More than half of the small area of the Vatican (44 hectares) is occupied by the Vatican gardens. They present exotic flora from different corners of the globe. Staying in the bosom of the beautifully maintained green attractions of the city-state contributes, according to many tourists, to a peaceful state of mind. The Vatican Library contains in its collections more than one and a half million handwritten and printed books of famous theologians, philosophers and thinkers of antiquity and the Middle Ages. One of its halls is always closed to visitors. The Vatican leaves no one indifferent. Come to the Vatican. It is waiting for you to initiate you into its secrets.
