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Vatican Museum grounds |
Wing of the Vatican Museum |
Roman soldiers |
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"Sphere within Sphere" |
Egyptian mummy |
Marble bust |
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Statue of Antinous/Osiris |
The ancient Egyptian god Anubis |
Lord of mummification, he guided the dead to the underworld. |
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The Sistine Chapel |
The Last Judgment fresco covers the entire wall, courtesy of Michelangelo. |
The ceiling, also courtesy of Michelangelo. In the center, you can see the Hand of God reaching out to give life to Adam. |
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Gallery of Maps |
The ceiling of the Gallery of Maps. |
One of 40 maps in the gallery. |
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Bronze statue |
Assyrian archers |
The winds, or something... |
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Grand Moff Tarkin |
Babies battling a crocodile. |
Severed head! |
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Carved lions on a water basin. |
A room full of animal statuary. |
Monkey |
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The bird shelf |
Wild boar |
Crocodile |
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Cougar maybe? |
Someone falling from the building. |
Bill Clinton??? |
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The ceilings are more impressive than the actual museum artifacts. |
Zombie Jesus |
The other half of the tapestry. |
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"Any tapestry ideas?" "Let's make one with a couple guys driving ice picks into baby skulls!" |
The assassination of Julius Caesar. |
Distracting Marc Antony during the assassination. |
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I think the Vatican Museum drinking game should be drink every time you see a severed head. You'd be pretty trashed by the end. |
Battle of Ostia, where the Papal army defeated the Saracens in 849. |
The Battle of Pons Milvius, Christians vs. Pagans. Christians won. |
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The School of Athens, featuring Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, and Pythagoras. |
Lots of smart guys. |
Roman bust |
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Another wall fresco |
Some hall that was roped off to the public. |
David slaying Goliath |
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Garden of Eden |
Leopard taking down a zebra |
Lion vs. Tiger |
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Big Cat paintings |
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Spiral staircase |