Features of the development of landscape gardening facilities of the city-state of the Vatican

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the state of the Vatican, which is an auxiliary sovereign territory of the Holy See, whose history is directly related to the history of the papacy.

The work gives the history of the Emergence of the city itself and those who were influenced by the change of power and hour on the city. Further information on geographical features of the city - country is brief. More about the most important architectural monuments.

The stunning Vatican Gardens are located within the walls surrounding the Vatican City. The tall walls, called “mura leonine” after Pope Leo IV, separate the Pope’s State from the city of Rome. One of the most impressive things about the Vatican Gardens is how impressively huge they are. Indeed, the Vatican City extends for about 44 hectares. The gardens cover almost a half of the city, nearly 25 hectares, and are scattered with a lush vegetation, exotic plants and beautiful artworks such as fountains, statues and buildings.

The second half of the article describes the characteristics of the Vatican gardens from the cob of creation - from the Middle Ages to the present. The period of the highest architectural development of the gardens, the cultivation of medicinal plants in the Vatican gardens, three courtyards in the landscape style of the Renaissance and the Pinakothek.

The division of the landscape into the following parts is described: Italian, French, English. The undoubted decoration of the gardens, apart from the architecture, is the Lourdes grottoes, fountains, rare vegetation and small parrot inhabitants.

The final part of the article describes the modernity of the Vatican.Keywords: Vatican, gardens, landscaping, park, architecture, cathedral, library, Rome, renaissance.

You might think you know all about the Vatican City – the world’s smallest country, home to the Pope, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and of course the magnificent Vatican Museums. But did you know that more than two-thirds of the Vatican is given over to verdant gardens concealed behind the imposing Leonine walls, built in the 9th century to ward off Saracen marauders?  An idyllic green belt in the heart of the urban bustle, the Vatican gardens tumble over the steep inclines of the Vatican hill, providing much-needed repose for generations of stressed-out Pontiffs. Whilst still exclusive, these days it’s possible to walk in the footsteps of the popes and visit this peaceful oasis as part of your visit to the Vatican – read on to learn about the fascinating history of the Vatican Gardens.