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Bernini's bronze baldachin seen from below, with the dome of St. Peter's and rays of light coming through its windows. Lviatour. File:Baldaquin et dôme de la Basilique Saint-Pierre au Vatican.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central nave of St. Peter's Basilica with its gilded coffered vault and Bernini's baldachin at the far end. Wilfredor. File:Basílica de San Pedro, Ciudad del Vaticano low light.jpg. CC0.
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica with lit windows during the blue hour, with the dome behind it. Jebulon. File:Basilica Sancti Petri blue hour.jpg. CC0.
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica with Michelangelo's dome behind it, under a clear blue sky. Alvesgaspar. File:Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano September 2015-1a.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgo Pio, a cobbled pedestrian street with ochre and pink facades and climbing plants, next to the Vatican. Krzysztof Golik. File:Borgo Pio in Rome (2).jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo, with the Genesis scenes, including The Creation of Adam, and the prophets and sibyls. Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China. File:Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo (48466107736).jpg. Public domain.
The Creation of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo, surrounded by painted ignudi and medallions. Burkhard Mücke (fotografía); Miguel Ángel (obra). File:Sistine Chapel ceiling, Creation of Adam.jpg. Public domain.
Castel Sant'Angelo and an arched bridge over the Tiber, reflected in the river on a clear day. Alvesgaspar. File:Castel Sant'Angelo September 2015-3.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castel Sant'Angelo lit up at dusk, reflected in the Tiber under a deep blue sky. Jebulon. File:Castel Sant'Angelo at dusk, Rome, Italy.jpg. CC0.
Bernini's colonnade encircles St. Peter's Square with the Egyptian obelisk in the centre, on a cloudy day. Bengt Nyman. File:Vatican 0992 2013.jpg. CC BY 2.0.
Michelangelo's dome rising above the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, seen head-on from a distance, with trees on the right. Jebulon. File:Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy.jpg. CC0.
The Vatican Museums spiral staircase seen from below, its balustrade spiralling up to the octagonal glass skylight. Wilfredor. File:Spiral staircase in the Vatican Museums from bottom 02.jpg. CC0.
Giuseppe Momo's spiral staircase in the Vatican Museums seen from above, with its double helix and bronze balustrade. Wilfredor. File:Circular staircase of the Vatican Museums 02.jpg. CC0.
The complete School of Athens fresco by Raphael, with the philosophers beneath arches and its painted architectural frame. Rafael (obra); reproducción a partir de vatican.va. File:"The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.jpg. Public domain.
Raphael's School of Athens in the Room of the Segnatura in the Vatican Museums, with part of the painted vault above. Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China. File:"School of Athens" by Raphael, Raphael Rooms, Vatican Museum (48466167851).jpg. Public domain.
The Gallery of Maps with painted maps on the walls, busts along the sides and visitors in the distance under the gilded vault. Sonse. File:Gallery of Maps • Galleria delle carte geografiche, Vatican Museums • Musei Vaticani (46074954734).jpg. CC BY 2.0.
The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums without visitors, with its gilded vault and painted maps of Italy on the walls. Burkhard Mücke. File:Vatikanische Museen 68.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Two uniformed Swiss Guards, one holding a halberd, on duty on either side of the Arch of the Bells beside their sentry boxes. Bjørn Christian Tørrissen. File:Vatican-Swiss-Guard-2012.JPG. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two Swiss Guards in blue, yellow and red striped uniforms guard the Arch of the Bells, beside their sentry boxes. Radek Kucharski. File:Swiss Guard in Vatican.jpg. CC BY 4.0.
The Vatican Gardens seen from the dome of St. Peter's, with lawns, pine trees and Vatican buildings. Krzysztof Golik. File:Gardens in the Vatican City (2).jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
The dome of St. Peter's seen from the Vatican Gardens, framed by pine trees and branches. Sonse. File:St. Peter's Basilica and Gardens of Vatican City (31858685847).jpg. CC BY 2.0.
The obelisk in St. Peter's Square and the illuminated basilica at night, with Bernini's colonnade on the left. Diego Delso. File:Basílica de San Pedro, Ciudad del Vaticano, 2022-09-14, DD 10-12 HDR.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michelangelo's Pietà in its chapel in St. Peter's Basilica, above the altar with a crucifix and two candlesticks. Burkhard Mücke. File:Michelangelo's Pieta im Petersdom.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michelangelo's Pietà in white marble: the Virgin holds the body of Christ on her lap, against a background of coloured marble. Jebulon. File:Michelangelo's Pietà Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican City.jpg. CC0.
St. Peter's Basilica and its dome at the end of Via della Conciliazione, with St. Peter's Square in front, on a sunny day. Rabax63. File:Via della Conciliazione Rom.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Square seen from the basilica dome, with Bernini's colonnade, the central obelisk and Via della Conciliazione leading towards Rome. Diliff. File:St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piazza Cavour in the Prati district, with the Cavour monument among palm trees and the square's buildings behind. Rabax63. File:Piazza Cavour Rom2.jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.
View from the top of St. Peter's dome: the basilica roof, the square with its colonnade and Via della Conciliazione leading into Rome. Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com). File:St Peter Square - view from Michelangelo's dome (July 2019).jpg. CC BY-SA 4.0.