The Carriage Pavilion is the second wing of the Vatican Historical Museum. It is an annex wing on the ground floor where the popemobiles are on display; these consist of decorated carriages, saddles, sedans, wagons and the first cars used by the Popes.
This walkway leads to the Carriage Museum from the Square Garden. |
The inscription of “Padiglione delle Carrozze” is translated from Italian as “The Carriage Pavilion”. |
The papal symbol with the inscription of “A.D. MCMLXV” is on the wall. |
The horse-drawn carriage of “Gran Gala Berlin” (1826-41) is awesome. |
Horse harnesses. |
The “Gran Gala Berlin” (1826-41) is a luxurious papal carriage. |
Three papal carriages and a commemorative painting. |
Escort sedan was made around 1850 by the Casalini Brothers. |
Sedan “Gala Berlin” of Cardinal Lucien Louis Bonaparte was made in 1868 by Gaetano Peroni. |
The bust of Pope Pius VI (1775-99) was created by Alberto Galli (1840-1920). |
A bust of one of the popes. |
The interior of the carriage museum. |
There are many busts of popes installed near the horse-drawn carriages. |
The “Gala Berlin” carriage was made around 1825 during the pontificate of Pope Leo XII. |
Mercedes Benz 460 limousine Nürnberg was made in 1930. |
Fiat 1107 Nuova Campagnola was made in 1980. |
Various automobiles used by the popes. |
Historical cars used by the popes. |
The president of Ferrari gave a Formula One steering wheel as a symbolic gift to Benedict XVI, the “pilot of Christianity”. |
Mercedes Benz 300 SEL limousine was made by Daimler Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart in 1966. |
Citroën Lictoria C6 was made by the Italian Cars Company Citroën in Milan in 1930. |
The rear side of the “Gran Gala Berlin” (1826-41) horse-drawn carriage. |
Sedan of Leo XIII was painted in 1887 by the great Neapolitan painter Domenico Morelli (1823-1901). |
Sedan of Pope John XXIII (1958-63). |