Gallery of Maps

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The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gallery
museum corridor
tourist attraction
commissionedBy Pope Gregory XIII
connects various sections of the Vatican Museums
country Vatican City
dedicatedTo geography of Italy
depicts Italian Peninsula
cities of Italy
regions of Italy
seas around Italy
genre Renaissance art
hasArchitecturalType vaulted corridor
hasArtForm fresco
hasArtisticSchool Roman school of painting
hasCollectionType cartographic art
topographical frescoes
hasConservationStatus well-preserved fresco cycle
hasDecoration painted ceiling
stucco ornamentation
hasFunction didactic display of geography
representation of papal territories
hasLanguage Italian inscriptions
Latin inscriptions
hasNumberOfPanels 40
hasOrientation north–south corridor
hasStyle Mannerism
hasSubject historical events in Italy
religious sites in Italy
topographical maps
hasTheme Catholic history in Italy
cartography
heritageDesignation part of Vatican City UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 16th century
locatedIn Vatican City
Vatican Museums
ownedBy Holy See
partOf Vatican Museums
period Late Renaissance
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
touristAccess open to the public
usedFor papal processions
visitor circulation in Vatican Museums
visitorAttraction major highlight of Vatican Museums

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Vatican Museums hasPart Gallery of Maps