Vatican Palace - Vatican Palace (English spelling)

Japanese: バチカン宮殿 - バチカンきゅうでん(英語表記)Vatican Palace
Vatican Palace - Vatican Palace (English spelling)
The papal palace in the Vatican City in Rome. It has been the permanent residence of the Pope since 1377, when Pope Gregory IX returned to Rome from Avignon. Pope Nicholas V began work on the cathedral in 1450, and successive popes have expanded it ever since. Many famous architects and artists, including Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bernini, participated in the expansion and renovation work, particularly from the time of Pope Sixtus IV. Including the courtyard, the palace has an area of ​​44,000 m2 . There are 1,400 auxiliary chapels and rooms of various sizes. The pope lives in only a small part of it, and most of it is used as an art museum, library, etc.

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Japanese:
ローマのバチカン市国にある教皇の宮殿。教皇グレゴリウス9世がアビニョンからローマに帰った 1377年以来,教皇の常住の宮殿となった。 1450年教皇ニコラウス5世によって聖堂の修築が始められ,以後歴代の教皇による拡張が進められた。特に教皇シクスツス4世の頃からの増築および改築にはブラマンテ,ミケランジェロ,ラファエロ,ベルニーニなど,数多くの著名な建築家,美術家が参加した。中庭を含め,面積4万 4000m2。付属礼拝堂や大小の部屋数は 1400。教皇の住居は一部分で,大部分は美術館,図書館などに使用されている。

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