<p>Swiss Guards greet with salutes in the Sala Regia, a hall adjacent to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Also known as the Holy See, Vatican City is the world's least populous country, located entirely within the city of Rome.</p>

Sala Regia, Vatican City

Swiss Guards greet with salutes in the Sala Regia, a hall adjacent to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Also known as the Holy See, Vatican City is the world's least populous country, located entirely within the city of Rome.

Photograph by Victor Boswell, National Geographic

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Published March 8, 2013

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