Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is a former house church. Was built in the period from 1473 to 1481 years by the architect Giovanni de Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV. Today Chapel is a great value as an architectural monument of the Renaissance. Within its walls are held conclaves - electing the Pope. ...
Vatican Apostolic Library
Rich library, founded in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V, located in the Vatican. Within its walls are a unique collection of manuscripts of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Now the fund has about 1 million 600 thousand printed books, 150,000 manuscripts, incunabula over 8000, 300,000 ...
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