The Grotte Nuove of St. Peter's. Showing the Confessio of Matteo Pollaiuolo on the right, and the light shining from St. Peter's Tomb upon the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
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The Court of the Casino of Pius iv. in the Vatican Gardens
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The Dalmatic of Charlemagne in the Sacristy of St. Peter's
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Map of the Vatican
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Ground Plan of the Vatican
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From Pistolesi'sIl Vaticano Descritto ed Illustrato.
Charity. Carved by Mino da Fiesole for Paul ii.'s Mausoleum, now in the Grotte Nuove of St. Peter's Crypt
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Faith. By Mino da Fiesole, in the Grotte Nuove in St. Peter's Crypt
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Giovanni da Udine's Loggia before it was glazed
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From Pistolesi'sIl Vaticano.
The Fire in the Borgo, from the painting by Raffaelle in his Stanze. Showing the exterior of Old St. Peter's
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From Pistolesi'sIl Vaticano.
The Scala Regia of the Vatican. Designed by Bernini
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The famous Aldobrandini Wedding in the Vatican Library. The finest picture which has survived from Classical times
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St. Peter's and the Vatican. The top wing on the right hand contains the apartments of the Pope
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From Pistolesi'sIl Vaticano.
The Piazza of St. Peter's as it is to-day ; on the right, above the Colonnade, is the Palace of the Vatican, the right wing of which contains the apartments of the Pope