Vatican museum

Across the Tiber...

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December 2nd 2006
On our last full day here in Rome, we decided to take a taxi over to Vatican City. It’s one of those places you just have to see if you’re going to come to Rome, I guess. We went to the museum first, since we figured it would only get busier as the day went on. Honestly, as much as I loved the Capitoline museum, the Vatican is far better. Every room in itself seemed to be a masterpiece. Some o ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more