Follow Chris on Twitter @historyauthor. //--> At several times during the Vaticans history, popes escaped through a secret passageway.In 1277, a half-mile-long elevated covered passageway, the Passetto di Borgo, was constructed to link the Vatican with the fortified Castel SantAngelo on the banks of the Tiber River. The large auditorium, which can accommodate up to twelve thousands people is covered by a double curving parabolic vault that, thanks to its slender bearing structures, makes the big vault as suspended in air and powered by invisible anti-gravity forces. Head shot mircle by John Paul the second . Many refer to hades and the lake of fire as hell and this causes confusion. This book revealed an inside look at the inner workings of the Vatican not normally afforded to the public, includingas The Huffington Post explainsevidence of widespread corruption and revelations the Holy See is home to rampant jealousy and backstabbing. Meanwhile, some information on the inventor of this precise Vatican snake. But lets forget the boring story (better to believe that the Church has always been intertwined with Freemasonry, just as the latter wants!) The festival took place during the spring equinox over a three-day period. The Vatican Hill takes its name from the Latin word vaticanus alluding to the oracles or prophecies which were anciently delivered here. Vatican curator.