Apostolic Palace

official residence of the Pope in Vatican City
Place palazzo Q145093
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Apostolic Palace

Summary

Apostolic Palace is a Palazzo[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of palazzo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,867 views/month, #1 of 191).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apostolic Palace is located in Vatican City[3].
  • Apostolic Palace is in the country of Vatican City[4].
  • Apostolic Palace's instance of is recorded as Palazzo[5].
  • Apostolic Palace's instance of is recorded as palace[6].
  • Apostolic Palace's instance of is recorded as palace of the Popes[7].
  • Apostolic Palace's instance of is recorded as official residence[8].
  • Apostolic Palace's architect is recorded as Donato Bramante[9].
  • Apostolic Palace is owned by Holy See[10].
  • Apostolic Palace is owned by Catholic Church[11].
  • Apostolic Palace's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[12].
  • Apostolic Palace is used for official residence[13].
  • Apostolic Palace is used for museum[14].
  • Apostolic Palace's Commons category is recorded as Apostolic Palace[15].
  • Apostolic Palace comprises Raphael Loggia[16].
  • Apostolic Palace comprises Borgia Apartment[17].
  • Apostolic Palace comprises Sala Clementina[18].
  • Apostolic Palace comprises Sistine Chapel[19].
  • Apostolic Palace comprises papal apartments[20].
  • April 30, 1589 marks the founding of Apostolic Palace[21].
  • Apostolic Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.903611111111, 'lon': 12.456388888889}[22].
  • Apostolic Palace's located on street is recorded as Saint Peter's Square[23].
  • Apostolic Palace's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apostolic Palace[24].
  • Apostolic Palace's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Apostolic Palace's Commons Institution page is recorded as Palazzi Vaticani, Rome[26].
  • Apostolic Palace's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Palazzo Apostolico'}[27].

Body

Geography

Apostolic Palace is in the country of Vatican City[4]. It is located in Vatican City[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Palazzo[5], palace[6], palace of the Popes[7], and official residence[8].

History and Context

April 30, 1589 marks the founding of Apostolic Palace[21]. Owners include Holy See[10], a subject of international law[28], in Vatican City[29], headquartered in Vatican City[30] and Catholic Church[11], a Christian denomination[31], in Vatican City[32], founded in 0001[33], headquartered in Vatican City[34].

Why It Matters

Apostolic Palace ranks in the top 0.52% of palazzo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,867 views/month, #1 of 191).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Trade · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Apostolic Palace
    Harper's tag vatican-palace-vatican-city
    Instance of Palazzo, palace, palace of the Popes +1
    Architectural style Renaissance architecture
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: vatican-palace-vatican-city, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289966667|vatican palace vatican city (#289966667)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-matc"
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