Fly over some of the most beautiful Catholic churches in the world, where faith and architecture come together in ...

Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. It is ruled by the pope, who is the head of the Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church.

“We are perhaps the most beautiful outgrowth and offshoot, at least in art and architecture, that comes from that seed that was planted 2,000 years ago.” Geographically, Vatican City may be small.

The Vatican City is a champion for contemporary architecture, according to Norman Foster, one of several architects commissioned by the Catholic city state for the Venice Architecture Biennale ...

The book chronicles the artistic conflict between two architects who worked together in 1624 on a building project inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

For example, some of the great artists, the masters, who had a hand in creating the beauty of the wonderful art and architecture that we see in Vatican City." From there, you can step into the ...