Overhead View, Scanned, to Give a Point of Reference for the Photos
Looking Down Street Going to Entrance of Vatican Museums
First Glimpse of the Vatican Wall
Vatican Behind the Wall and Gateway through the Wall with Thousands of People Waiting to get in, Apparently the Average is 20,000 People per Day
Michaelangelo on the Left and Raphael on the Right of Entry to Vatican Museum
Another View of the Vatican Wall
First View of St. Peter's Basilica
Sarcophagus of Helena, Constantine's Mother
Constantine's Sarcophagus
Entry into Egyptian Museum
Typical Painting on Ceilings in Museum
These are Paintings but Look Like Three Dimensional Reliefs
One of the Many Statues in the Museum
Ceiling of the Gallery of Maps
Closeup of the Ceiling
Home of Pope Pius IV
Sign to Sistine Chapel, However, NO PHOTOS
Ceiling in Gallery on Way to Sistine Chapel
Stairway Down to Sistine Chapel
View from Exit of Sistine Chapel
Looking Back at Exit to Sistine Chapel
Entrance to St. Peter Basilica
Balcony that Pope uses to Bless People
Inside Basilica Looking Forward to Apse
Another View Forward, Notice Chairs Setup for Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Michaelangelo PietÃ
Inside Main Dome
"Paintings" Inside Basilica are really Mosaics, so Photos are allowed
Closeup Showing that it is a Mosaic
We Believe this is the Monument to Pope John XXIII and Those are his Embalmed Remains
This is looking Forward in the Basilica at the Pope's Altar
This is a Closeup of the Altar, Apparently the Top is so Heavy the Columns had to be Especially Reinforced
This is Looking up at the Ceiling in the Basilica
This is Looking up at the Cupola of the Basilica. The Cupola is 46 m High and the Circular Emblems are like 8 m in Diameter. Just to Give a Sense of Size
This is Looking Towards the Rear of the Basilica. We Could not Walk Down the Main Aisle due to the Chairs set up for Good Friday and Easter Sunday Services
This Looking to the Front again over the Chairs and, yes, Those are People at the Front of the Basilica. Gives a Real Impression of Size
Proof that we Were Really There! The Statues on the Basilica are Almost 6m High
Basilica from St. Peter's Square
Obelisk that was Moved Here from Nero's Circus in 1585 by Pope Sixtus V
The Outside of the Sistine Chapel is the small Square Building on the Left above the Colonnaded Part of St Peter's Square. Note the Little Square above the Window on the Right, this is the Chimney that Shows the Smoke Indicating a Pope has been Elected (White) and no Election Yet (Black)
View of St Peter's Square to the Right from front of the Basilica
View of St Peter's Square to the Left from front of the Basilica
Columns and Statues of the Portico Surrounding St Peter's Square, the are 140 Statues Total and they are all 3.2 m High
Another Proof that we Were There
Another View of the Columns and Statues of the Portico. The Arms of the Columned Part is Oval to Signify that the Arms of the Church are Always Open
End View of Columned Arms of the Portico
Looking back Across Street to St. Peters Square. During WW II if you Made it to St Peter's Square, the Nazis Could not Touch You.
Swiss Guard Associated with the Vatican. They Volunteer Their Time and the Uniforms were Designed by Michaelangelo
