Vatican Palace (Vatican City) (Corporate Name)

Acad. Am. encyc.: v. 19, p. 527 (Set within the bastioned walls of Vatican City are the Vatican Palaces, a large group of interconnecting buildings dating from the 14th to the 20th century, and Saint Peter's Basilica)

Britannica Micro.: v. 12, p. 281 (Vatican palace, papal residence)

Wikipedia, Feb. 19, 2015 (Apostolic Palace; The Apostolic Palace (Italian: Palazzo Apostolico) is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace and the Palace of the Vatican. The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V in honor of Pope Sixtus V. The Portone di Bronzo at the Vatican Apostolic Palace entrance. The building contains the Papal Apartments, various government offices of the Catholic Church and the Holy See, private and public chapels, Vatican Museums and the Vatican library, including the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms and Borgia Apartment. The modern tourist can see these last and other parts of the palace, but not many parts, including the Sala Regia and Cappella Paolina. The Scala Regia can be seen into from one end but not entered. Type: Official residence. Country: Vatican City. Coordinates: 41°54ʹ13ʺN 12°27ʹ23ʺE. Construction started: 30 April 1589) Latin version (Palatium Apostolicum; also called Palatium Sacrum, Palatium Papale, and Palatium Vaticani) Italian version (Palazzo Apostolico; Palazzi Apostolici, also called Palazzi Papali, Palazzi Pontifici or Palazzi Vaticani)

Here are entered works on the Vatican City residence of the Pope, consisting of various papal palaces, museums, galleries, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Library, etc.