PADIGLIONE DELLE CARROZZE
A branch of the Museo Storico Vaticano
(Vatican Historical Museum) housed in the Lateran
Palace
Created in 1973 by Pope Paul VI Montini
(1963/78) and located under the Square Garden
Carriages of popes and cardinals, with
various harnesses, and graphic and photographic documentation of solemn
processions. In addition, sedans, carriages and a black landau for daily
transportation
Paintings and busts of popes
”The walk of Leo XIII Pecci (1878/1903) in the Vatican Gardens” 1893 by Luigi Franchi de' Cavalieri
“Papal
procession for taking possession of the chair of the Bishop of Rome by Pius IX
Mastai-Ferretti (1846/78) while parading in front of the Colosseum”
1853 by Michelangelo Pacetti
“Bust of Pius VI Braschi (1775/99)” by Alberto Galli (1840/1920)
“Bust of Leo XII Sermattei (1823/29)”, “Bust of Gregory XVI Cappellari
(1831/46)” and “Bust of Pius IX
Mastai-Ferretti (1846/78)” by Giuseppe De Fabris (1790/1860)
“Bronze bust of Pius XI Ratti (1922/39)” by Gyslings Ambrosi (1839/1975)
Sedans and coaches
Sedan of Leo XIII Pecci (1878/1903) 1893 of Roman manufacturing, with beautiful gilding
The
sedan has the shape of a boat and it is an allegory of the Catholic Church
whose rudder is governed by the pope. In the front there is a painting with "St.
Peter consecrates St. Aspreno first bishop of Naples"
Grand gala coach built in 1826 for Leo XIII
Pecci (1878/1903) by Felice Eugeni. It was
modified with new decorations by Gaetano Peroni in
1841
It is the most spectacular coach of the
collection. It was used four times a year during important ceremonies
The last time it was seen through the
streets of Rome was on September 8, 1870, when Pius IX went to S. Maria del
Popolo. A few days later the Papal States ceased to exist, following the breach
of Porta Pia on 20 September, and the coach was never ever used again
Sedan
of Cardinal Luciano Luigi Bonaparte 1868 by Gaetano
Peroni
Luciano Luigi Bonaparte had received as a
gift from his cousin Napoleon III on the occasion of his appointment as
cardinal
Escort
sedan about 1850 by the Casalini Brothers
It does not bear any papal coat of arms and
it was also made available to guests
Traveling
coach about 1855/57 by Roman craftsmen
Pius IX visited with this coach the Romagna
Papal possessions in 1857. It was a very strong coach and the only one to be
equipped with brakes in metal covered with leather for the rear wheels. It was
used at least until 1922
Landau
about 1890 by Carlo Ferretti
Only example of papal landau. It was
convertible and this allowed the pope to be seen while traveling
Various automobiles used by the popes
Citroën Lictoria C6 1930 by the Italian Cars Company Citroën Milan
It was donated to Pope Pius XI Ratti
(1922/39) from the Italian Citroën in 1930 to celebrate the Reconciliation of
the Italian State and the Catholic Church and the pope's fifty years of
priestly ordination
It's definitely the most refined of all popes’
cars. It does not differ much from the regular series but the color and the finish
distinguish it beautifully. The rear cockpit is equipped as a throne room, as a
Venetian sitting room of the eighteenth century
Pius XII Pacelli (1939/58) avoided using it
during the tragic World War II and preferred the more austere Graham Paige 837
Mercedes
Benz 460 limousine Nürnberg 1930 donated to Pius XI Ratti (1922/39)
on the occasion of the Conciliation between the Italian state and the Catholic
Church
It's a wonderful car, retro style, but of
great power for the time. It can deliver 80 horsepower and reach speeds of 110
km per hour
Graham
Paige 837 of 1929 built by Graham Paige
Motors Corpration Detroit
On this car, the pope came out from the
Vatican for the first time since the fall of Rome on 20 September 1870. It was
December 22, 1929 and Pius XI Ratti (1922/39) went to the Basilica of St. John
Lateran to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination
This car was used by Pius XII Pacelli
(1939/58) to visit the district of S. Lorenzo after the bombing of Rome on 19
July 1943. On that tragic occasion he had left the Vatican on a Mercedes 230
but it had a technical problem on the way and it was replaced with this Graham
Paige
It is the car visible in the famous
tragic photo of the Pope with open arms during his blessing of the shocked people
Mercedes
Benz 300 SEL limousine of 1966 by Daimler
Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart
It was rarely used by Paul VI Montini
(1963/78) but St. John Paul II Wojtyla (1978/2005) used it a lot and it was his
favorite car even if it was not air conditioned
After the attempt on the life of the pope
in St. Peter's Square in 1981, this car was heavily armored in all its parts
Fiat 1107 Nuova Campagnola of 1980 on board of which
St. John Paul II Wojtyla (1978/2005) was seriously injured during the attempt
on his life of 13 May 1981
This "Popemobile" was only used
for a year and a day. After the attack John Paul II didn’t use it anymore for a
long time until the last years of his papacy and Benedict XVI Ratzinger
(2005/13) used it in the first months of his one
There is also a model
of the first locomotive that ever entered in Vatican City. It dates
to 1929 but it only worked from 1934
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