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Tourist attractions in Vatican City

  • St. Peter's BasilicaOn the 18th of April 1506, Pope Julius II laid the foundation stone for a new church to replace the aging Old St. Peter's Basilica that had stood since the…
  • Sistine ChapelPope Sixtus IV ordered the demolition of a ruinous chapel called the Cappella Maggiore in 1473. The old structure had leaning walls and was described as…