Pictures of Sistine ceiling

Rome

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September 8th 2016
Started early with a visit to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. The Vatican is a state all on its own. It sits on around 45 hectares and has its own currency etc, even tho it's in the middle of Rome. It is the smallest state or principality in the world. The Sistine Chapel is where Michael Angelo's famous paintings are. Interestingly he did not like painting, he preferred sculpture. So in a bit 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