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Culture: Holy See (Vatican City)

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Città del Vaticano (http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/0-Citta.html)
Photographs of Saint Peter's Basilica, the Pontifical Palaces, the Vatican gardens, and links to other art treasures of the Vatican. Searchable. In multiple languages.

Council of Europe/ERICarts Institute. Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe: Holy See (http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/holysee.php?aid=1)
Includes information on cultural policies and instruments, financing and culture, and cultural institutions and new partnerships.

Musei vaticani (http://www.christusrex.org/www1/vaticano/0-Musei.html)
Images from some of the Vatican's museums. In multiple languages.

Vatican Museums (http://www.roma2000.it/zmusvat.html)
Brief, general information on the collections of Vatican City museums.

Visit to the Sistine Chapel (http://www.wga.hu/tours/sistina/index.html)
General information and virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel to include ceiling frescoes, the chapel, and The Last Judgment.

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