Certainly, there are several , devoted to religious art, for example. There is also a Library,
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The Library of Congress has the largest collection in the world, with over 155.3 million items.
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More than could ever be put on any one site, below are a couple tours of the Vatican's more well know sites. The Vatican houses the Vatican library, museum, St. Peter's Basilica, the Papal palace, etc.
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Of course, it has oxygen. If it didn't, nobody could enter and work there.
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Fernand Hayward has written:
'The Vatican Council' -- subject(s): Vatican Council (1st : 1869-1870), Lending library
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The Vatican is not the oldest Library in the world. There were many before then. Libraries have dated back to Ancient Times, Such as the times of the Ancient Greeks and The Ancient Romans. But even before that, In the times of the Cavemen, There were libraries. Notes and valuable information were etched onto rocks, and stored in a safe place. So, As a conclusion, No, the Vatican is old, and is big, but not the Oldest libraryin the world. Thanks!
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Nicoletta Mattioli Hary has written:
'The Vatican Library and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'
'The Vatican Library and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace' -- subject(s): Cataloging, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, History
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The type of book is callled an almanac. You can find it in your local library
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Nearly every document ever to be issued by the Vatican over the years is available for examination by qualified researchers in the Vatican Library. However, the researcher must request a specific document as browsing is not allowed.
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The oldest know copy of Euclid's Elements is a manuscript that was handwritten on parchment in 888AD and is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Less complete manuscripts exist in other locations, including the Vatican Library.
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There is no Vatican Island. However, the Vatican is an 'island' in the middle of the city of Rome.
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Vatican Council I was the first Ecumenical Council to be held at the Vatican in Vatican City which is an independent country.
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Melozzo da Forlì was hired by Pope Sixtus IV to paint a fresco of Sixtus IV with his three favorite nephews.
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The Vatican is a city state - an independent country.
The Vatican is located in Rome, Italy and is the smallest city state in world. It is the home of the Pope and the Catholic Church. Located in the Vatican is St. Peter's that was designed by Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel that was painted by him. Buried within St. Peter's is the tomb of Peter and past popes. Also there is 4 museums, and vast amounts of art and antiquities. There is also a library filled with books from through the ages and it has it's own banking system.
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Vatican City is the capital of Vatican City the country.
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There are no hotels for tourists in Vatican City. Visitors to the Vatican usually stay in hotels in Rome which surrounds the Vatican.
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There is no admission to the Vatican but there are admission fees charged for some museums in the Vatican.
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Vatican Lira is the official currency but you can also use the Euro in the Vatican too.
Clarification:
As of 2002 the Euro is the currency of the Vatican.
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Vatican palace is in Vatican city, not the other way around.
Vatican City is itself contained in Rome, Italy.
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The Vatican City is both a city and a country. Liechenstein is a country.
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While there are about 800 residents of Vatican City, there are only about 220 citizens of the Vatican. This number includes the pope, cardinals who are assigned to work in the Vatican and some members of the diplomatic corps. These are the only persons who carry a passport from the Vatican.
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Since Vatican City has no agriculture, all food has to be imported. However, the vast majority of visitors to the Vatican dine in Rome which surrounds the Vatican.
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The greatest problem for tourists to the Vatican is that of pickpockets who come from outside of the Vatican to prey upon the thousands of tourists who come to the Vatican daily.
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The restricted books section of the Vatican library. Also you're gonna wanna learn Latin to read it.
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Vatican Council II (1962 - 1965) was held in Vatican City located in Rome, Italy.
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The Vatican Police are responsible for the general security of the Vatican. The Swiss Guard protects the pope.
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Vatican City was made and not discovered by anyone. It didn't exist until the Vatican was built.
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The territory of Vatican City is part of the Mons Vaticanus, and of the adjacent former Vatican Fields.
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The Vatican has no metro. However, the Rome Metro comes very close to the Vatican.
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