If you have read my blog before, then you can tell that we visited Italy. And maybe you know that Italy has the smallest country in the world. And its name is the Vatican. And as you already understood from the context, we visited the Vatican! In general, the Vatican is an area of 44 hectares, and is very touristic in Italy. The state formed in the 8th century existed in a fairly large size until 1870, when the modern state of Italy was formed, and Rome became its capital. But let me go to the beginning of the story.
We arrived at the outskirts of the Vatican (I don't remember where) and went to the entrance along a straight street. There were quite a variety of houses around us, red, yellow, orange. Trams were running around us. Finally we came to the finish line. I can already see the entrance in front of me.
By the way, while we were walking, we wondered if this is a country, is it necessary to show a passport at the border? We were very puzzled by this, because we did not take our passports with us. But when we got to the entrance, I was very surprised. Let us in even without checking! It's like a separate country, but there are no borders. Although it was good for us.
So, we passed without any problems, and got into this mysterious gate! We found ourselves in the huge St. Peter's Square, which was surrounded by columns. In the middle stood the Vatican obelisk. Such a long and tall thing is made of red granite. The Vatican obelisk is one of the thirteen obelisks of ancient Rome. The height is 25.3 meters. Together with the base and the cross, it reaches a height of almost 40 meters. Columns surround almost the entire square. They look so majestic. There are more than twenty of them here.
St. Peter's Basilica, which stands first on the square, looks very beautiful! It is very big. And it fits well into this atmosphere. This is an incredible building. I admire her. In general, St. Peter's Basilica is the central and largest building of the Vatican, the largest historic Christian church in the world. One of the four great papal basilicas of Rome and the ceremonial center of the Roman Catholic Church.
A sculpture was also recently opened in St. Peter's Square. Its name is "Angels do not know". At least that's the name I found on Google. It was dedicated to migrants. Migrants of different generations were gathered here. There are Jews fleeing Nazi Germany, Syrian refugees, a boy fleeing the Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, and more. There are also images of Christ's parents, Mary and Joseph. It was made of bronze. Within this heterogeneous crowd of people, the wings of an angel rise, symbolizing the presence of the sacred in their midst. A very beautiful and interesting statue. I was very impressed by her. There were a lot of beautiful sights on this square. Unfortunately, we did not go to other parts of the Vatican. But even after visiting only one place, we saw a lot of things. So after that we walked along the street.
Bye bye everyone!! 🏛️⛪🇻🇦