orb representing the Catholic church as the center of the world
the church is the smaller orb and the world is the larger orb
the ceiling was painted, not carved
the ceilings were as beautiful as everything else
statues with glass eyes still intact
you had to look everywhere at once to see everything
tapestries
his eyes followed you as you walked past
map room, all frescoes on the walls
this part of the ceiling was painted, but looks carved
Raphael rooms
room under restoration
Sistine Chapel
outside St Peter's Basilica
the holy door, broken once every 25 years by the pope, if you walk through, your sins are forgiven
inside St. Peter's Basilica
back of the holy door
main alter
swiss guard
uniform was designed by Michaelangelo
our tour guide in green
climbing up the dome of St Peter's Basilica
very narrow steps up to the top
I made it to the top of something really high, again
Saints atop St Peter's Basilica
