Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ticketed, in-person experience is also designed for the jubilee year ...

History. The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis. November 18, 2023 4:29 PM ET. Chloe Veltman Enlarge this image. Visitors explore the Roman Necropolis at The Vatican.

But the necropolis, which is not connected to the ancient Christian burial ground under St. Peter's Basilica, really came to light in 2003 when the Vatican was digging for a new multilevel parking ...

A new section of a historic burial site beneath Vatican City has been unearthed — and now it's open to the public for the first time. The Necropolis of Via Triumphalis offers visitors a look at ...

Since the Vatican was an area of uneven hilly terrain, a huge platform, nearly 800 feet long and almost 300 feet wide, was built on top of the ancient Vatican necropolis on the Via Cornelia to ...

History The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis In the past, tours of the ancient burial site were generally only granted to approved academics, students and other ...

The Vatican is now making it easier for members of the general public to visit the Vatican Necropolis, a Roman burial ground located a few feet beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The more than ...