Pictured here is a mosaic painting over an altar in St. Peter's - if you look closely all of the "dots" in the painting are actu

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Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state in the world and it is surrounded entirely by a brick wall as its boundary. The Citte del Vaticano sits in the middle of Rome, Italy, measuring 110 acres. It is home to St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums, as well as to the Pope of the Catholic Church. Pictured here is a mosaic painting over an altar in St. Peter's - if you look closely all of the "dots" in the painting are actually tiles.

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Photo credit: © Shelley Dennis / Alamy / Afripics
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