Palazzo Apostolico

**Apostolic Palace**
	official residence of the Pope in Vatican City Apostolic Palace
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Instance of	palazzo; palace; palace of the Popes; official residence;
Location	Vatican City
Located on street	Saint Peter's Square;
Architectural style	Renaissance architecture;
Architect	Donato Bramante;
Has use	official residence (pope); museum;
Owned by	Holy See; Catholic Church;
Has part(s)	Raphael Loggia; Borgia Apartment; Sala Clementina; Sistine Chapel; papal apartments;
Inception	30 April 1589;
Different from	Lateran Palace;
	41° 54′ 13″ N, 12° 27′ 23″ E
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A view of the palace from Saint Peter's Square
The Portone di Bronzo at the entrance
papal apartments — The Pope's window
The Papal apartments seen from St. Peter's Square
Apostolic Palace from St. Peter's Square
Scala Regia by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Plan of the Apostolic Palace (1893–1901)

Sistine Chapel / Cappella Sistina

ceiling
Under the patronage of Julius II, Michelangelo painted the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.

Raphael Rooms / Stanze di Raffaello

Scheme

The scheme of the works is as follows:

Room of the Signatura	Room of Heliodorus	Room of the Fire in the Borgo	Hall of Constantine
General view (I)

General view (II)

East wall

The School of Athens	The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple	Battle of Ostia	The Vision of the Cross
South wall

Cardinal and Theological Virtues	The Mass at Bolsena	The Fire in the Borgo	The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
West wall

Disputation of the Holy Sacrament	The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila	The Coronation of Charlemagne	The Baptism of Constantine
North wall

The Parnassus	Liberation of Saint Peter	The Oath of Leo III	The Donation of Constantine
Ceiling