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Vatican Library

The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in , and is the city-state's national library.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:20 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library of the Holy See
  • Also known as: “BAV”, “Biblioteca apostolica vaticana”, “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”, “Biblioteca vaticana”, “The Vatican Library”, and “Vatican. Biblioteca vaticana”
  • Address: Cortile del Belvedere, Città del Vaticano, 00120
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Church
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The is a chapel in the , the pope's official residence in . Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. is situated 210 metres south of Vatican Library.

Church
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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in , an independent microstate enclaved within the city of , Italy. is situated 310 metres south of Vatican Library.

Museum
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The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the . They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. is situated 250 metres northwest of Vatican Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

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The North of is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Vatican Library

Latitude
41.90475° or 41° 54′ 17″ north
Longitude
12.45496° or 12° 27′ 18″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Operator
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Open location code
8FHJWF33+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11032168277
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12214104
Wiki­data ID
Q213678
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Vatican Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة الفاتيكان”
  • Arabic: “مكتبه الفاتيكان”
  • Aragonese: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Armenian: “Վատիկանի գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vatikan Apostol Kitabxanası”
  • Basque: “Vatikanoko Liburutegia”
  • Belarusian: “Бібліятэка Ватыкана”
  • Belarusian: “Ватыканская апостальская бібліятэка”
  • Belarusian: “Ватыканская бібліятэка”
  • Bengali: “ভ্যাটিকান লাইব্রেরি”
  • Bosnian: “Vatikanska biblioteka”
  • Bulgarian: “Апостолическата Ватиканска Библиотека”
  • Bulgarian: “Библиотека на Ватикана”
  • Bulgarian: “Ватиканска библиотека”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Apostòlica Vaticana”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca del Vaticà”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • Chinese: “梵蒂冈图书馆”
  • Chinese: “梵蒂冈宗座图书馆”
  • Chinese: “梵蒂冈教廷图书馆”
  • Chinese: “梵蒂岡宗座圖書館”
  • Croatian: “Vatikanska knjižnica”
  • Czech: “Vatikánská apoštolská knihovna”
  • Czech: “Vatikánská knihovna”
  • Danish: “Vatikanbiblioteket”
  • Danish: “Vatikansk bibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Dutch: “Vaticaanse Bibliotheek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبة الفاتيكان”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه الفاتيكان”
  • Esperanto: “Apostola vatikana Biblioteko”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko Apostola vatikana”
  • Esperanto: “Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Esperanto: “Vatikana Biblioteko”
  • Estonian: “Vatikani raamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “Vatikaanin kirjasto”
  • French: “BAV”
  • French: “Biblioteca apostolica vaticana”
  • French: “Bibliothèque apostolique du Vatican”
  • French: “bibliothèque apostolique vaticane”
  • French: “Bibliothèque apostolique vaticane”
  • French: “Bibliothèque apostolique”
  • French: “Bibliothèque du Vatican”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Vaticane”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana”
  • Georgian: “ვატიკანის ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • German: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • German: “Salone Sistino”
  • German: “Vaticana”
  • German: “Vatikanische Apostolische Bibliothek”
  • German: “Vatikanische Bibliothek”
  • Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη του Βατικανού”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית הוואתיקן”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית הווטיקן”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית הוותיקן”
  • Hindi: “वेटिकन पुस्तकालय”
  • Hungarian: “Vatikáni Apostoli Könyvtár”
  • Hungarian: “Vatikáni Könyvtár”
  • Ido: “Biblioteko Apostolala dil Vatikano”
  • Ido: “Biblioteko Apostolala en Vatikano”
  • Indonesian: “Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Vatikan”
  • Irish: “Leabharlann na Vatacáine”
  • Italian: “BAV”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca apostolica vaticana”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Apostolica”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Palatina”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • Italian: “Libreria del Vaticano”
  • Japanese: “ヴァチカン図書館”
  • Japanese: “ヴァティカン図書館”
  • Japanese: “バチカン図書館”
  • Javanese: “Perpustakaan Vatikan”
  • Korean: “바티칸 도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Vaticana”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Vaticanae”
  • Latvian: “Vatikāna bibliotēka”
  • Ligurian: “BAV”
  • Ligurian: “Bibliotêca Apostòlica Vaticànn-a”
  • Ligurian: “Bibliotêca Vaticànn-a”
  • Lithuanian: “Vatikano apaštalinė biblioteka”
  • Lithuanian: “Vatikano apaštališkoji biblioteka”
  • Macedonian: “Библиотеката во Ватикан”
  • Macedonian: “Ватиканска библиотека”
  • Malayalam: “വത്തിക്കാൻ ഗ്രന്ഥാലയം”
  • Malayalam: “വത്തിക്കാൻ ലൈബ്രറി”
  • Mongolian: “Ватиканы апостолын номын сан”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vatikanbiblioteket”
  • Norwegian: “Vatikanbiblioteket”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca Vaticana”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه واتیکان”
  • Piemontese: “Biblioteca apostòlica vatican-a”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Watykańska”
  • Polish: “Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca do Vaticano”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • Romanian: “Arhivele Vaticanului”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Apostolică Vaticană”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Vaticană”
  • Russian: “Апостольская библиотека Ватикана”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Ватикана”
  • Russian: “Ватиканская апостолическая библиотека”
  • Russian: “Ватиканская апостольская библиотека”
  • Russian: “Ватиканская библиотека”
  • Serbian: “Biblioteca apostolica vaticana”
  • Serbian: “Ватиканска библиотека”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vatikanska biblioteka”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vatikanska knjižnica”
  • Slovak: “Vatikánska apoštolská knižnica”
  • Slovenian: “Vatikanska knjižnica”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca del Vaticano”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • Swedish: “Apostoliska biblioteket”
  • Swedish: “Vatikanbiblioteket”
  • Swedish: “Vatikanens bibliotek”
  • Swedish: “Vatikanska biblioteket”
  • Swedish: “Vatikanstatens bibliotek”
  • Tagalog: “Aklatang Vaticano”
  • Tamil: “வாடிகன் நூலகம்”
  • Tatar: “Ватикан китапханәсе”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดวาติกัน”
  • Turkish: “Vatikan Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Апостольська Бібліотека Ватикану”
  • Ukrainian: “Бібілотека Ватикану”
  • Ukrainian: “Ватиканська бібліотека”
  • Urdu: “ویٹیکن کا کتب خانہ”
  • Uzbek: “Vatikan kutubxonasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Vatican”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sulod-Barasahan Vaticana”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vatican Apostolic Library”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vatican Library”
  • Welsh: “Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana”
  • Welsh: “Biblioteca Vaticana”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell y Fatican”
  • Wu Chinese: “梵蒂冈宗座图书馆”
  • Yue Chinese: “梵蒂岡宗座圖書館”

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