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The arts
and the
documents:
a historical bond
A virtual tour
of the rooms
and the frescoes
For a 3D study
of the seals
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- Nicholas V
- John VIII
- Charles I and
  Joanna the Mad
- Phillip II
- Alvise I
- Ferdinand IV
Documents
in detail
- John II
- Templars
- Michelangelo
- «Lunario nuovo»
- Galileo Galilei
- Helen Ningsentseso

 
STORE-ROOM OF THE NEW PREMISES

Corridor of one of the premises obtained digging beneath the Cortile della Pigna. The building, conceived according to the modern criteria of functionality, was inaugurated on 18th October 1980 by the Pontiff John Paul II



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STUDY ROOMS

THE OLD
STUDY ROOM

Study room giving onto the Cortile of the Library. On the rear wall the door communicates directly with the Vatican Library
THE LEO XIII
STUDY ROOM
The study room to read the documents on CD-Roms and microfilms. It gives onto the Vatican gardens

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SECOND UPPER FLOOR
Where the diplomatic papers of the Holy See are kept  and which constitute the most ancient Archive of the Secretariat of State and of the various legations, in proper bookcases of the XVII Century

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TOWER OF WINDS
Built between 1578 and 1580 by the Palace architect Ottaviano Mascherino from Bologna to conduct the astronomy studies

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FIRST FLOOR

FIRST ROOM
called SALA
DEGLI APOSTOLI
 
The frescoes in detail

SECOND ROOM
called SALA
DEI PATRIARCHI

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THE MERIDIAN HALL

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The frescoes in detail
 
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MEZZANINE FLOOR

FIRST ROOM


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SECOND ROOM


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The Archives: the past & the present  ~  A tour of the Archives amid frescoes and documents  
 Documented historical events   ~  The archival fonds  ~  The diplomatics of the papal documents   
The Vatican School of Palaeography, Diplomatics and Archives Administration  
To study and consult - publications. CD-rom, DVD
s    The  laboratories   ~  Collaboration projects   ~  The staff

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