SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Rome
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Venice
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Milan
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Vatican City
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vatican palace is the residence of the pope within the city walls. The Holy See is the name given to the government of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the pope as the bishop of Rome.
Detailed explanation-2: -The independent State, defined by the Lateran Treaty of 11 February 1929, extends its territorial sovereignty over an area of 44 ha in the centre of Rome: Vatican City enclosed by its walls and open toward the city through Bernini’s colonnade of Saint Peter’s.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377) the popes have mainly resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City, although at times residing instead in the Quirinal Palace in Rome or elsewhere. The Vatican is also a metonym for the Holy See.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Vatican Palace in the Vatican City is the official residence of the Pope of the Catholic Church.