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This is a gem of a site. Each of the Vatican Museums is listed and explored in detail. There is an abundance of general and specific information here.

This is a gem of a site. Each of the Vatican Museums is listed and explored in detail. There is an abundance of general and specific information here.

This is a gem of a site. Each of the Vatican Museums is listed and explored in detail. There is an abundance of general and specific information here.

This is a gem of a site. Each of the Vatican Museums is listed and explored in detail. There is an abundance of general and specific information here.

Staircase at the Vatican Museums (Rome)

Statues at the Vatican Museum (Rome)

Inside the Vatican Museums (Rome)

Learn about religion in Holy See (Vatican City), in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

The BBC features an overview on the small independent state of the Vatican City including key facts, historical background, and information on political leaders and the news media. Also provides links to recent news stories on the Pope.

The Catholic News Service is a primary news source for the English-language Catholic world press. It publishes daily news briefs and regularly files full-length articles on wide-ranging topics affecting Roman Catholics. Special sections...

Rome Tourism presents a look at the city of Rome, Italy! From the many historic sights and attractions to the Vatican to maps and basic facts about Rome. Useful for a student researcher or a tourist to the area.

The Battle of Cascina was a famous fourteenth-century victory over Pisa. Michelangelo's Bathers depicted the Florentine army hurriedly preparing for battle after a dip in the river. Michelangelo's drawing caused a sensation because of...

Picture of St. Peters and a very brief description which coins the basilica as "the greatest church of Christendom.

This site covers the floor plans and designs of the Sistine Chapel. It provides links to the ceiling itself, the last judgment, the north wall, the south wall, and the entrance wall. Also includes a virtual tour of the chapel.

This section of a larger Library of Congress site briefly explains the city of Rome and its recovery during the 1500s and 1600s and includes maps and drawings of the city during that time. In addition, you'll find images of a number of...