Πάμε Ιταλία; - Why don't we go to Italy?
Πάμε Ιταλία;
Why don't we go to Italy?
Walled within the city, the Vatican, with its domed St. Peter�s Basilica, covers 109 acres (44 hectares).
All Rome was under papal rule from the sixth century A.D. until the city became Italy�s capital in 1870. But not until 1929 did the papacy renounce its claims to all other Italian territories and win recognition of its sovereignty over Vatican City. Residence of a thousand citizens, the enclave has its own railroad station, post office, radio station, newspaper, mosaic studio, palaces, gardens, library, and museums.
—Text adapted from "When in Rome," National Geographic magazine, June 1970
Why don't we go to Italy?
Walled within the city, the Vatican, with its domed St. Peter�s Basilica, covers 109 acres (44 hectares).
All Rome was under papal rule from the sixth century A.D. until the city became Italy�s capital in 1870. But not until 1929 did the papacy renounce its claims to all other Italian territories and win recognition of its sovereignty over Vatican City. Residence of a thousand citizens, the enclave has its own railroad station, post office, radio station, newspaper, mosaic studio, palaces, gardens, library, and museums.
—Text adapted from "When in Rome," National Geographic magazine, June 1970
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