Vatican City
Also known as Cité du Vatican, Città del Vaticano, Civitas Vaticana, État de la Cité du Vatican, Holy See, Papal State, State of Vatican City, Stato della Città del Vaticano, Status Civitatis Vaticanae, The Vatican, Vatican, Vatican City State
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Holy See
Inscribed
1984
Area
49 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural10 km away
ItalyCultural27 km away
ItalyCultural29 km away
ItalyCultural31 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ237, open data (CC0)
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