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. Cortile della Pigna VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
This huge bronze pine cone, part
of an ancient Roman fountain, Practical Information
once stood in the courtyard of Città del Vaticano. Entrance in
old St. Peter’s. Its niche was Viale Vaticano. Map 3 B2. Tel 06-
designed by Pirro Ligorio. 6988 3145. Open 9am–6pm (last
adm: 4pm) Mon–Sat, 9am–2pm
(last adm: 12:30pm) last Sun of
each month. Also occasionally
Entrance 7–11pm Fri (reserve in adv). Closed
public & religious hols. Special
permit needed for Bramante
Staircase, Raphael Loggia, Vatican
Library, Lapidary Gallery, & Vatican
Archives. & (free last Sun of
month). 7 special routes. 9
Temp exhibitions, lectures. 0 -
= 8 Reserve visits to gardens
and guided tours in advance online.
∑ mv.vatican.va
Transportation
@ 49 to entrance, 23, 81, 492, 990
to Piazza del Risorgimento or 40 or
62 to St. Peter’s. q Cipro Musei
Vaticani, Ottaviano S. Pietro.

. Bramante Stairway
Pope Julius II built the spiral
staircase within a square tower
as an entrance to the palace.
The staircase could be ridden
up on horseback in case
of emergency.

Octagonal Courtyard
The inner court of the
Belvedere Palace was given
its octagonal shape in 1773.

1198 1506 Bramante lays out 1756 Foundation of
Innocent III Belvedere Courtyard Christian Museum 1806
creates Chiaramonti 1837 Etruscan
papal 1508 Raphael begins 1655 Bernini designs Museum Museum
palace work on Rooms Royal Staircase founded founded
1000 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900
1758 Museum of
1473 Pope 1822 Braccio
Sixtus IV builds Pagan Antiquities Nuovo is opened
Sistine Chapel 1503–13 Pope founded
Julius II starts 1776–84 Pius VI 1970 Pope Paul VI opens
Classical sculpture enlarges museum Gregorian Museum of
collection Bramante Pagan Antiquities
(1444–1514)

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