Pieta St. Peter’s

Michelangelo

The Dome of St. Peter's Basilica

Details of the Interior of St. Peter's Basilica

Bronze Statue of St. Peter

Note St. Peter's right foot worn smooth by worshipers over time.

Monument to Pius VIII

Sculpted by Pietro Tenerani.

Laocoön and His Sons (detail)

Made of white marble, this sculpture was discovered in Rome in 1506. It was crafted by Agesander of Rhodes, Athenodoros of Rhodes and Polydorus of Rhodes.

St. Peter's Basilica

Hall in the Vatican Museum

Sculptures returned to Rome from the collections of Napoleon.

Tiber River near Vatican City