Gallery of Maps, Geographical museum in Vatican Museums, Vatican City
The Gallery of Maps extends 120 meters along the western corridor of the Vatican Museums, displaying 40 painted topographical panels of Italian regions.
Between 1580 and 1583, friar Ignazio Danti created these geographical frescoes under Pope Gregory XIII's commission to document Italian territories.
The maps divide Italy between Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coastal regions, with each panel featuring detailed illustrations of principal cities and regional characteristics.
Visitors need advance tickets to enter the Vatican Museums, and reaching the gallery requires following signs through multiple corridors toward the Sistine Chapel.
The frescoes maintain 80 percent geographical accuracy despite being created in the sixteenth century, when modern surveying tools were not available.
Address: VA, 00120
Website: http://christusrex.org/www1/vaticano/0-Musei.html
GPS coordinates: 41.90417,12.45472
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:12
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