Vatican Hill, a hill in Rome on the opposite side of the Tiber from the traditional seven hills of Rome
Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City (sometimes referred to as the Vatican Palace)
The Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See
The Papal States, the former territorial possessions of the Holy See
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Vatican works of art represent in their entirety an irreplaceable treasure, which is not actively at the disposal of the Curia, but passively in their possession, since the repair and maintenance of these objects make great claims on the resources of the Holy See.
Vatican museums are: (1) The Museo Pio-Clementino; (2) the Galleria Chiaramonti; (3) the Braccio Nuovo; (4) the Egyptian Museum; (5) the Etruscan Museum.
Vatican dispensary, which was formerly in the Cortile di San Damaso, was recently transferred to the quarters of the Swiss Guards, and lies at the door of the Torrione di Nicolò V which leads to the city.
The Vatican Library, in fact, became a center of the revival of classical culture known as the Renaissance.
The Vatican is especially rich in Greek and Latin manuscripts--the hand-written copies that preserved the classics of the ancient world.
One of the many remarkable qualities of the Vatican's manuscripts is the richness of the marginal notes in which generations of scholars discussed and evaluated their content.
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