St. Peter's Square is the square in front of the St. Peter's Basilica. In the margins of the historical center of Rome, the Square is part of the Vatican City and is...

The Vatican Gardens extend from south to north-west of the Vatican State and represents the resting place of the Pope from 1279 when, within the walls, were planted...

The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Also note the plural, indicating the complex of buildings built between the twelfth and...

The Governor's Palace of Vatican City is the headquarters of the Pontifical Commission of the State (legislative power). The Governor's Palace is located in the...

The St. Stephen's Abyssinians is in the homonymous Largo, behind St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City. It belonged to a pre-existing monastery of the eighth century....

The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is located inside the Vatican Gardens, near the Fountain of the Eagle. The complex was built between 1992 and 1994 by Pope John Paul II,...

The St. Anne of the Grooms's Church is site in the Vatican City, near St. Anne Gate. The oval building, first of this kind in Roman architecture of the sixteenth...

The Casino of Pius IV stands inside the Vatican Gardens and is home of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Built in 1558 by Pope Paul IV and designed by Pirro...

The Vatican Library is the library that the Holy See held at the Vatican, from the fifteenth century. It has one of the collections of ancient books and rare books of...

Vatican City officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110...