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Vatican The Vatican that located in the Italy is the smallest country in the world , and covers an area of 0.44 square kilometers . The territory contains.

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1 Vatican The Vatican that located in the Italy is the smallest country in the world , and covers an area of 0.44 square kilometers . The territory contains st Peter's square, st. Peter's cathedral, the Vatican palace and the Vatican museum and so on.

2 The country has no agriculture, industrial and mineral resources, it even has no prison since 1952 .

3 St Peter's square St Peter's square that focus
on the essence of all times can accommodate 500,000 people, it is a place that the Vatican hold a large religious activities . The construction of the square lasted eleven years (1656 ~ 1667), it was built by the great building master Bernini .

4 St. Peter's cathedral St. Peter's cathedral is the largest cathedral in the world and its reconstruction lasted 120 years. The total of the church area has 22,000 square meters, the Main building is 45.4 meters tall, and about 211 meters long ,and it can contain nearly 60,000 people to pray at the same time, but the people have to pass the security check before they are allowed to enter the church.

5 St. Peter's cathedral St. Peter's church is a temple that is gorgeous and worth visiting, it has many art treasures that are seen as priceless assets. People will feel panicked and suffocating when they come in the church because of Its ornate decoration .

6 the Vatican palace The Vatican is located on the opposite side of st Peter's square, all the Pope settled in it since the 14 th century. The Vatican palace has chapel, hall, palace and so on.It is the centre of the Catholic in the world . The palace has the world-famous Sistine chapel that is 40.5 meters long, 13.3 meters wide, 20.7 meters high.

7 The Vatican museum The Vatican museum that collected many rare cultural relics and art treasures was the Pope palace previously. It can compare favorably with London the British museum and the Louvre in Paris . A total area is 55,000 square meters ,and the display space is six kilometers ,the famous Sistine Chapel in it is the third or fourth artistic hall in Europe .


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