Vatican Gallery of Maps

Gallery of Maps
Galleria delle carte geografiche
Ceiling of the Gallery
Gallery of Maps is located in Vatican City
Gallery of Maps
Gallery of Maps
Location within Vatican City
Established1580; 444 years ago (1580)
Location Vatican City
FounderPope Gregory XIII
OwnerHoly See
Websitemuseivaticani.va

The Gallery of Maps[1] (Italian: Galleria delle carte geografiche) is a gallery located on the west side of the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican containing a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti.[1]

The gallery was commissioned in 1580 by Pope Gregory XIII as part of other artistic works commissioned by the Pope to decorate the Vatican. It took Danti three years (1580–1583) to complete the 40 panels of the 120 m long gallery.

  1. ^ a b "Gallery of Maps". Vatican State. Retrieved 6 May 2014.