The pine cone!
Moving through the Museum entrance area we arrived in the Pine Cone Court, named after the large bronze pine cone, which dates from the first century AD. This area is also used by tour guides to explain the major details of the Sistine Chapel art.
The pine cone!
The
Sphere within a Sphere
from 1990 by Arnaldo Pomodoro, with St. Peter's Dome
just sneaking over the building behind.
A couple of familiar characters.
Another familiar figure - Paola our wonderful tour guide for Rome.
Group N
paying great attention to Paola explaining some more
subtle aspects of the Sistine Chapel.
Vatican Museum
Inside The Museum