前面我们介绍过悬崖上的小国摩纳哥，今天再说说世界上最小的国家梵蒂冈。                                                   梵蒂冈位于意大利罗马西北角高地，四面与意大利接壤，属于内陆联邦国家（也称国中国）。                          梵蒂冈是天主教最高权力机构的所在地，世界上六分之一人口的信仰中心。                                                       梵蒂冈城是梵蒂冈国的首都（又称“城国“）。                                                                                                梵蒂冈是世界上国土面积最小，人口最少的国家。国土面积只有0·44平方公里，据2011年统计人口只有572人（其中女性32人，男性540人），主要为意大利人。梵蒂冈公民大部分是神职人员（包括主教  神父  修女以及一支自愿为宗教服务的瑞士卫队）。在572名持有梵蒂冈护照的公民中，只有223人真正生活在城内。                  梵蒂冈国虽小，但却是世界上最富有的国家之一。（据介绍全世界信奉天主教的人口约有12亿之多，每人每年要将总收入的百分之十上交梵蒂冈）                                                                                                                    中梵两国关系曾在1952年断交，但在六十三年后的2014年8月14日罗马天主教皇访问韩国，所乘专机飞越中国领空时发送了问候电报：向中国国家主席和中国人民送上良好的祝愿，祈求和平！                                           梵蒂冈境内有圣彼得大教堂，圣彼得广场，梵蒂冈宫，梵蒂冈博物馆等，已是著名的旅游圣地。                         (根据有关资料整理）                        ----                                                                                                                                                               梵蒂冈这个名字早已为人熟知，但只有你身临其境，亲眼目睹后才会为之感慨，                                              这是一个非常神奇而又有特色的国家。



                                                                                                                                                                                                                          世界上最小的国家却拥有全世界最大的教堂

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        彼得拿钥匙的塑像，是耶稣12门徒之一

                                                                                                                                                                       圣彼得大教堂是世界上最大的教堂，                                                                                                                 内有450尊雕像，50根立柱，50座祭台，总面积2·3万平方米



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        拿宝剑的保罗塑像

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       广场上的方尖碑与座椅

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             在进入教堂前要进行安检：                                                                                                                           不得带入刀具，三脚架；不得戴帽子，墨镜；女士不得穿超短裙，吊带衫。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           广场上的每一个雕塑都有自己的故事

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      世界各地的游人涌向这里，看看这队排的有多长

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      要参观最好早点来

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      梵蒂冈的街巷和摊铺

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  跨过铁栏杆就出国境了

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                世界各地的游人，拍照神器随处可见

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   看看这两位成了广场的焦点

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ”我先给你拍吧！“

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               广场上不乏美女

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 安静地坐一会儿

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      走进教堂恢弘大气的装潢令人震撼

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         圆穹顶的内壁上大型的镶嵌画，很壮观



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           教堂三宝之三：青铜华盖                                                                                                                                 四根螺旋形的铜柱支撑，永远点燃着的99盏长明灯

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            皇家卫队身穿黄蓝条的古代骑士服

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                                            漫步于石柱间，留下深深的感叹


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     （谢谢浏览    待续）