Largest religious palace
- Who
- Papal Palace
- What
- 162000 square metre(s)
- Where
- Holy See (Vatican City State) (Rome,)
- When
- 1605
The largest palace used for religious purposes is the Papal Palace (Apostolic Palace, Vatican Palace) at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. Covering 162,000m² (1,743,753ft²), and largely constructed in various stages between 1471–1605, it consists of several buildings containing the Papal Apartments, offices of the Roman Catholic Church and Holy See, chapels, Vatican Library, museums and art galleries.