Vatican Fortress

• VATICAN CITY
• Via Conciliazione
• St. Peter's Dome
• Cathedral
• Library Window
• St. Peter's Square
• Vatican Fountains
• Inside St. Peter's
• St. Peter's Ceiling
• Throne of St. Peter
• St. Peter's Statues
• Michelangelo Pieta
• Foot of St. Peter
• Dome of St. Peters
• Baldachin Altar
• Vatican Fortress
• Vatican Museum
• Visiting the Vatican

Vatican City is surrounded by a fortress which, over the years, protected the pope from his enemies. A tunnel connects Vatican City to Castel Saint'Angelo and was used as an escape route during turbulent times.

Vatican City Fortress