oh, the Vatican is lovely, but Rome is a historian, art lover and architecture lover’s delight. I never tire of describing the first time i saw the pantheon — you go walking through winding streets until suddenly you turn a corner and THERE is this beautiful 1900 year old monument and you are stunned! Dittofor San Giovanni di Laterano or any of the numerous works of art there.
Yet it's worldly beauty will pale against the new Jerusalem with streets of gold, gates of precious stones and, upon His throne, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Our temporal temples, statues and paintings are nothing compared to the coming city of our Lord.